We all know wine just tastes better at source. What could be better than sipping a glass of your favourite wine while looking out over the very vineyards it came from? Take a look at a few of our favourites below and get in touch if you’d like us to arrange a winelands adventure of your own!
Accentuate your palate and indulge in a story of flavour. Pair 5 of Alto’s award-winning wines with 5 unique biltong flavours. Cost: R120 per person. Tasting room hours: 9am to 5pm from Monday to Friday: 10am to 4pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Booking is essential for 6 or more guests.
This summer, Avontuur will be bringing back their hugely popular wine and nougat pairing. The sweet experience is self-guided, but an experienced tasting room assistant will be close at hand for any questions or comments. Book it for a morning outing with the girls, a romantic date or a group affair. Cost: R80 per person.Tasting room hours: 8:30am to 5pm daily. Booking is recommended.
Boschendal boasts a range of intriguing pairing experiences, from Angus beef and shiraz to MCC and canapes. If you’re looking for something sultry, however, we suggest trying the MCC and oyster pairing. Cost: R300 per person. Tasting room hours: 10am to 5pm daily. Booking is recommended.
Indulge your senses with a tasting of De Grendel’s most prized wines. These include the 2015 MCC Brut, 2017 Koetshuis Sauvignon Blanc, 2017 Op die Berg Chardonnay, 2015 Op die Berg Pinot Noir, 2016 Amandelboord Pinotage and 2015 Rubaiyat. Cost: R100 per person.Tasting room hours: 9am to 5pm from Monday to Saturday 10am to 4pm on Sundays.
Enjoy tasting any combination of six wines from Diemersdal’s Estate and Reserve ranges. This includes the Sauvignon Blanc Reserve 2018 and the Pinotage Reserve 2017. Cost: R70. Tasting room hours: 9am to 5pm from Monday to Saturday 10am to 3pm on Sundays.
Treat yourself to a truly delectable experience at Groot Constantia, as the knowledgeable tasting room staff guide you through a pairing of 5 selected wines and 5 hand-crafted chocolates. You can combine this with a Visitors Route Experience, which gives you access to the museums on the property, a cellar tour and a souvenir glass. Cost: R125 per person for the pairing alone. R145 per person for the pairing plus Visitors Route Experience. Tasting room hours: 9am to 4pm daily
Taste older vintages or a special selection of Syrah styles with the vinoteque tasting at La Motte. Sit down in the elegant private tasting room for a personalised tasting where the history of wine-making at La Motte will be discussed. You’ll learn more about the benefits of bottle ageing and maturation or discover what makes La Motte internationally and locally acclaimed for its Syrah wines. Cost: R250 per person.Tasting room hours: 9am to 2pm from Monday to Friday. Booking is essential.
Feel like having a bit of fun while testing your wine knowledge? Lourensford recently started offering a blind tasting challenge, where guests will be served four wines. If they can identify them all correctly, they get the tasting FREE. However, if you’re unsuccessful, you pay the normal tasting rate. Cost: R45 per person. Tasting room hours: 9am to 5pm from Monday to Sunday (tasting closes at 4:30pm, but wine tasting stays available till 5pm.
The flavour sensation tasting at Plaisir de Merle is seasonal and you can look forward to wines paired with the likes of dried figs and pears, fruit cake, blue berries, or biltong. All tastings are offered in the tasting room, an old barn built in 1823, with breathtaking views of the mountain and vineyards. Cost: R95. Tasting room hours: 10am to 6pm daily between September and April 10am to 5pm daily between May and August.
Image credit Alfred Thorpe
Accentuate your palate and indulge in a story of flavour. Pair 5 of Alto’s award-winning wines with 5 unique biltong flavours. Cost: R120 per person. Tasting room hours: 9am to 5pm from Monday to Friday: 10am to 4pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Booking is essential for 6 or more guests.
This summer, Avontuur will be bringing back their hugely popular wine and nougat pairing. The sweet experience is self-guided, but an experienced tasting room assistant will be close at hand for any questions or comments. Book it for a morning outing with the girls, a romantic date or a group affair. Cost: R80 per person.Tasting room hours: 8:30am to 5pm daily. Booking is recommended.
Boschendal boasts a range of intriguing pairing experiences, from Angus beef and shiraz to MCC and canapes. If you’re looking for something sultry, however, we suggest trying the MCC and oyster pairing. Cost: R300 per person. Tasting room hours: 10am to 5pm daily. Booking is recommended.
Indulge your senses with a tasting of De Grendel’s most prized wines. These include the 2015 MCC Brut, 2017 Koetshuis Sauvignon Blanc, 2017 Op die Berg Chardonnay, 2015 Op die Berg Pinot Noir, 2016 Amandelboord Pinotage and 2015 Rubaiyat. Cost: R100 per person.Tasting room hours: 9am to 5pm from Monday to Saturday 10am to 4pm on Sundays.
Enjoy tasting any combination of six wines from Diemersdal’s Estate and Reserve ranges. This includes the Sauvignon Blanc Reserve 2018 and the Pinotage Reserve 2017. Cost: R70. Tasting room hours: 9am to 5pm from Monday to Saturday 10am to 3pm on Sundays.
Treat yourself to a truly delectable experience at Groot Constantia, as the knowledgeable tasting room staff guide you through a pairing of 5 selected wines and 5 hand-crafted chocolates. You can combine this with a Visitors Route Experience, which gives you access to the museums on the property, a cellar tour and a souvenir glass. Cost: R125 per person for the pairing alone. R145 per person for the pairing plus Visitors Route Experience. Tasting room hours: 9am to 4pm daily
Taste older vintages or a special selection of Syrah styles with the vinoteque tasting at La Motte. Sit down in the elegant private tasting room for a personalised tasting where the history of wine-making at La Motte will be discussed. You’ll learn more about the benefits of bottle ageing and maturation or discover what makes La Motte internationally and locally acclaimed for its Syrah wines. Cost: R250 per person.Tasting room hours: 9am to 2pm from Monday to Friday. Booking is essential.
Feel like having a bit of fun while testing your wine knowledge? Lourensford recently started offering a blind tasting challenge, where guests will be served four wines. If they can identify them all correctly, they get the tasting FREE. However, if you’re unsuccessful, you pay the normal tasting rate. Cost: R45 per person. Tasting room hours: 9am to 5pm from Monday to Sunday (tasting closes at 4:30pm, but wine tasting stays available till 5pm.
The flavour sensation tasting at Plaisir de Merle is seasonal and you can look forward to wines paired with the likes of dried figs and pears, fruit cake, blue berries, or biltong. All tastings are offered in the tasting room, an old barn built in 1823, with breathtaking views of the mountain and vineyards. Cost: R95. Tasting room hours: 10am to 6pm daily between September and April 10am to 5pm daily between May and August.
Accentuate your palate and indulge in a story of flavour. Pair 5 of Alto’s award-winning wines with 5 unique biltong flavours. Cost: R120 per person. Tasting room hours: 9am to 5pm from Monday to Friday: 10am to 4pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Booking is essential for 6 or more guests.
This summer, Avontuur will be bringing back their hugely popular wine and nougat pairing. The sweet experience is self-guided, but an experienced tasting room assistant will be close at hand for any questions or comments. Book it for a morning outing with the girls, a romantic date or a group affair. Cost: R80 per person.Tasting room hours: 8:30am to 5pm daily. Booking is recommended.
Boschendal boasts a range of intriguing pairing experiences, from Angus beef and shiraz to MCC and canapes. If you’re looking for something sultry, however, we suggest trying the MCC and oyster pairing. Cost: R300 per person. Tasting room hours: 10am to 5pm daily. Booking is recommended.
Indulge your senses with a tasting of De Grendel’s most prized wines. These include the 2015 MCC Brut, 2017 Koetshuis Sauvignon Blanc, 2017 Op die Berg Chardonnay, 2015 Op die Berg Pinot Noir, 2016 Amandelboord Pinotage and 2015 Rubaiyat. Cost: R100 per person.Tasting room hours: 9am to 5pm from Monday to Saturday 10am to 4pm on Sundays.
Enjoy tasting any combination of six wines from Diemersdal’s Estate and Reserve ranges. This includes the Sauvignon Blanc Reserve 2018 and the Pinotage Reserve 2017. Cost: R70. Tasting room hours: 9am to 5pm from Monday to Saturday 10am to 3pm on Sundays.
Treat yourself to a truly delectable experience at Groot Constantia, as the knowledgeable tasting room staff guide you through a pairing of 5 selected wines and 5 hand-crafted chocolates. You can combine this with a Visitors Route Experience, which gives you access to the museums on the property, a cellar tour and a souvenir glass. Cost: R125 per person for the pairing alone. R145 per person for the pairing plus Visitors Route Experience. Tasting room hours: 9am to 4pm daily
Taste older vintages or a special selection of Syrah styles with the vinoteque tasting at La Motte. Sit down in the elegant private tasting room for a personalised tasting where the history of wine-making at La Motte will be discussed. You’ll learn more about the benefits of bottle ageing and maturation or discover what makes La Motte internationally and locally acclaimed for its Syrah wines. Cost: R250 per person.Tasting room hours: 9am to 2pm from Monday to Friday. Booking is essential.
Feel like having a bit of fun while testing your wine knowledge? Lourensford recently started offering a blind tasting challenge, where guests will be served four wines. If they can identify them all correctly, they get the tasting FREE. However, if you’re unsuccessful, you pay the normal tasting rate. Cost: R45 per person. Tasting room hours: 9am to 5pm from Monday to Sunday (tasting closes at 4:30pm, but wine tasting stays available till 5pm.
The flavour sensation tasting at Plaisir de Merle is seasonal and you can look forward to wines paired with the likes of dried figs and pears, fruit cake, blue berries, or biltong. All tastings are offered in the tasting room, an old barn built in 1823, with breathtaking views of the mountain and vineyards. Cost: R95. Tasting room hours: 10am to 6pm daily between September and April 10am to 5pm daily between May and August.
Image credit Alfred Thorpe
