
Top 5 Vineyards in Cape Town, South Africa 2017
2017 was the year when we visited lovely vineyards in Cape Town, South Africa. Most vineyards are located in the beautiful wine district of Constantia, 20min from the city center
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The route entails cycling along quiet private farm roads up where riders are rewarded with panoramic views of the Winelands from a breathtaking viewpoint.
At the core of Cape Escape, Mountain Biking Tours is a willingness to share a passion and love for Mountain Biking. It all started ten years ago. As mountain biking events and races grew in South Africa so did my enthusiasm to participate in single and multi-day cycling events. Having the experience of running my own successful tour operation, I decided to combine the pure pleasure and sense of enjoyment of Mountain biking with my knowledge as a confirmed travel-a-holic and tour operator.
Ethical farming, the health of the soil and the people who work it. Artistic endeavour and absolute care in the crafting of their wines. This is what matters to them.
This beautiful farm on the east-facing slopes of the magnificent Constantiaberg and barely 12km from False Bay, originally formed part of the Constantia Estate, which was founded by Simon van der Stel, the first Governor of the new Dutch colony at the tip of Africa.
Uva Mira Mountain Vineyards is situated in the coastal region of South Africa, an area that boasts some of the oldest soils in the world. Evidence of this lies in the tall, weathered mountains that grace the surrounding landscape and the Helderberg Mountain Range against which our vineyards nestle.
Iona is the coolest vineyard in the Cape, 420m above sea-level, high above the picturesque Elgin Valley.
Iona is surrounded by the Kogelberg Nature Reserve and overlooks the Atlantic Ocean in the South. In a country where cool sites are precious, these vineyards are like gold — the grapes ripening up to two months later than other Cape vineyards and in perfect balance.
Best suited grape varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Bordeaux/Shiraz, Northern Rhone, Sauvignon Blanc
Eagles’ Nest is cradled in the secluded Constantia Valley on some of the steepest vineyards in South Africa, allowing for the creation of rare, distinct and exceptional wines. From vintage to vintage, the wines consistently express the characteristics of each cultivar, giving a rounded complex structure with quality throughout.
Creation is a wine farm in South Africa that have earthy wines from a heavenly source. A wine farm in South Africa that offer a world-famous Wine and Food Pairing. This is one of many beautiful wine farms in the Hemel-en-Aarde valley. A wine valley of polpular winefarms in South Africa.
Spookfontein is a boutique wine estate in the Hemel and Aarde Valley – neighbouring the coastal town and whale watching capital of Hermanus. Nested between The Kleinriver – and Babilonstoring Mountains, this 313 hectare farm offers wine aficionados a beautiful variety of robust wines – grown from rocky soil and nurtured by Walker Bay’s timeless cold sea air, blown in by the Cape Doctor on summer evenings.
The unique location of Durbanville Hills’ cellar a mere 20 minutes from Cape Town’s city centre, offers not only a spectacular view of Table Mountain and Table Bay, but also an extraordinary terroir that stabilises temperatures and eliminates extremes of heat and cold. Although the Durbanville area is renowned for its SAUVIGNON BLANC that excels under the cool conditions where it is grown mostly on the cool south facing slopes, the range of RED WINES also benefit from the warmer valley outskirts and opposing northern slopes.
2017 was the year when we visited lovely vineyards in Cape Town, South Africa. Most vineyards are located in the beautiful wine district of Constantia, 20min from the city center
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Here comes the top list of vineyards that we visited in 2018. In 2018 we visited different wine districts in South Africa as Franschoek, Paarl, Hermanus and Stellenbosch. The 5
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