Old Nectar Gardens
Where? Stellenbosch
Old Nectar’s famous gardens in Stellenbosch are spectacular for the variety of trees, the abundance of colours, and the sheer tranquillity that infuses every part of them to create a verdant escape from the ...
Alluvia Winery
Where? Stellenbosch
Alluvia is truly a wine estate that has it all and then some. Only 6.5km from Stellenbosch, it is on the Helshoogte Pass in the Banhoek Valley. Its name is derived from the Latin word, alluvius, which means ...
Alto Wine Estate
Where? Stellenbosch
Alto’s beginnings start in 1693, where it was part of a farm named Groenrivier (Green River). In 1919 owner, Hennie Malan, divided the land, converted into a wine farm and name it Alto (testament to the ...
Amani Vineyards
Where? Stellenbosch
Amani is a small boutique winery with a personal touch and warmth located in Stellenbosch. The wine is made by Carmen Stevens who works alongside viticulturist Kevin Watt. The cultivars planted include Shiraz, ...
An African Cooking Safari
Where? Stellenbosch
South Africa is a melting pot of cultures burning on a flame of new found democracy. Take a few steps on a culinary journey that fed the long walkers to freedom. Tie your shoelaces as you embark on two hour ...
Anatu Wines @ Stellekaya
Where? Stellenbosch
Andre and Freda Hamersma’s dream of becoming winemakers began whilst they were working in Joburg as bankers. They first bought a ton of Shiraz grapes in 2002. And when they went to Cape Town on a winemaking ...
Annandale Wine Estate
Where? Stellenbosch
Annandale is the oldest farm in the Helderberg Valley. Nine years after Governor Simon van der Stel first discovered Stellenbosch on horseback, was Annandale granted to Jan Wismaar. The cellar built before the ...
Asara Wine Estate
Where? Stellenbosch
Asara originated in 1691 and was named Verdun when granted as a farm and in 1772. The Roux family bought it and retained it until 1995. The manor house from 1845 later became the cellar in 1953. Merchants were ...
Assegaaibosch Walk (Route B)
Where? Stellenbosch
Assegaaibosch Nature Reserve is a well-known reserve, offering three walking trails through a once cultivated wildflower garden, that is now inhabited with a variety of fynbos species. The garden is a ...
Audacia Wines
Where? Stellenbosch
The 32 hectare from of Audacia can be found within the thriving wine region of Stellenbosch. You know that when a wine estate is located within the ‘golden triangle’ the wine is bound to be great especially ...
Avontuur Wine Estate
Where? Stellenbosch
On your way up to Avontuur Wine and Thoroughbred Estate, you will pass by the 40 horses’ paddocks before arriving at the cellar. The estate is owned by the Taberer family and lies in the capable hand of ...
Babylonstoren Gardens
Where? Groot Drakenstein
Visit the Babylonstoren in Groot Drakenstein. This beautiful Cape garden was inspired by the 17th century gardens of the Dutch East India Company and boasts hundreds of varieties of fruit, vegetable and herbs; ...
Backsberg Estate Cellars
Where? Franschhoek
Set in the garden on the sprawling grounds of the Backsberg Wine Estate, Backsberg restaurant is an alfresco experience during summer - moved indoors next to roaring fire in winter. An a la carte menu features ...
Bartinney Cellars
Where? Pniel
Once described as the most beautiful valley on earth by a Harrods Director who first established the estate in 1920. The Manor House speaks of a Cape Dutch and English Tudor fusion with Elizabethan oak and ...
Bellevue Wine Estate
Where? Stellenbosch
The farm was first acquired by Christoffel Groenewald in 1701, but its name was only changed in 1851 to Bellevue. The Morkel family have owned it for generations since 1861 and this is evident in their wines. ...