Thursday 11 April 2013

Bucket list item: Have a wine (tour) day

Cost: Approximately R30 per farm, some are free if you buy wine
Website: http://www.wineroute.co.za/

The climate in South Africa has blessed this country with one of the best environments to cultivate wine in. With every unique location of the many wine farms, you would either get mist from the ocean cooling the grapes down or the encapsulation of the mountains providing a unique character to the wine ... and so the list goes on!

I still prefer the Stellenbosch wine routes although there are many gems around the Western Cape. A safe bet is to fit in no more than 4 wine farms per day and the golden rule: Only buy wine at the first two!

The John Platter is still the best reference for wine farms but if you are not a big wine fan, starting out with the commercial farms might be a safer bet.

Happy wining!


Nougat & Sparkling Wine pairing - JC le Roux

Loved the Polka Dot Sparkling Wine at Stellenbosch Hills 

De Grendel is a great option  for the more
cultivated wine lovers

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