Cape Town and the Cape region are famous for award winning wines and scenic vineyards which have so much character and charm about them. Many regions have perfected the art of winemaking so be sure to put together a schedule to visit the wine farms.

We booked a 3 day Cape Wine Tasting Tour and spent three fantastic days sampling the finest wines and soaking up the sunshine in the beautiful vineyards of the Cape Winelands. The wine tasting took place at a huge variety of wine cellars, accompanied by an expert guide. Our Cape Wine Tasting Tour was rounded off with a Wine and Food pairing course.
Whether you’re interested in learning more about South African wine-making, or if you simply love good food and wine, this tour will be a great treat! We enjoyed every ‘tasty’ minute of it.
With the following itinerary we would like to give you some insight into the tour we experienced.

Day 1: Franschoek
In the morning our guide collected us from our guest house in Cape Town and whisked us over the Hottentots Holland mountain range to the Paul Cluver winery. This winemaker offers a range of fine wines in the tradition of the old Cape wine masters. Continuing eastward the Heme-en-Aarde valley brought us to the Hamilton Russell and Bouchard-Finlayson wineries, home of South Africa’s premier pinot noir wines. Our morning of wine tasting ended with a gourmet cheese platter at Sumaridge Winery – the best of South African made cheeses.
At lunch time we had the opportunity to wander around the quaint town of Hermanus which is famous for the country’s best land-based whale watching. At the end of the first wine tasting day we checked in to your guest house in the Huguenot town of Franschhoek – a lovely place in the valley.

Day 2: Stellenbosch
The next morning we started our day with a wine tasting at Plaisir de Merle, a showcase estate associated with wines of unsurpassed quality. At Vrede en Lust we enjoyed a vineyard tour and a wine tasting.
A picnic lunch at Cowlin Winery allowed us to experience both the old and new in the living Cape tradition before continuing on to L’Ormarins for another wine tasting. After a short drive through tour of the scenic town of Stellenbosch we checked in at Rusthuiz Guest House for the evening.

Day 3: Somerset West
On our third and unfortunately last day we drove to a Wine and Food Pairing specialist in Somerset West for a three-hour Wine and Food matching session. The session included a light lunch as part of the course. After lunch we went to Lourensford for a wine tasting and then to Vergelegen Estate for another tasting and a walk through the gardens. At the end of our Cape Wine Tasting Tour we’ve been transferred back to our Cape Town accommodation.