If you're searching for your favourite wine, you'll find it in Stellenbosch. Part of the Cape Winelands, this region boasts over 150 wineries and farms. From fruity merlots, and crisp cabernet sauvignons, to delicious dessert wines, there's so much to enjoy. And on a wine-tasting tour, you can try them! These Stellenbosch venues all offer a "sniff, sip, and spit" session, so take a seat and uncork your bottle of choice.
Spier Wine Farm
Pop by this farm to taste their award-winning wines and have a food platter while enjoying views of their dam and the Helderberg mountains. You can also check out their cafe, bakery, smokehouse, and artworks from the Spier Art Collection.
Skilpadvlei Wine Estate
This wine farm is named after a legendary colony of tortoises that were found in the vlei in the 1800s. At their wine tasting, you can delight in light sauvignon blancs, fruity rosés, aromatic merlots, or a beautifully balanced cabernet sauvignon/merlot Bordeaux blend.
Asara Wine Estate & Hotel
Whether you are a novice drinker or wine connoisseur, Asara offers an impressive selection for your pleasure. The experience is held in their intimate tasting room, with a stunning high-vaulted ceiling next to the vinoteque.
Beyerskloof
Beyerskloof is one of the leading red wine producers in South Africa with an unrivalled love for pinotage. The wine tasting is a relaxed affair, with passionate and knowledgeable staff on hand to guide you.
Vredenheim
This winery offers a superb range of wines from sparkling vredenvonkel, rosé, and pinotage, to shiraz. What sets them apart, is that they also have a big cat park where you can spot lions, tigers and leopards after your tasting.
Delheim Wine Estate
This estate serves up award-winning wines of character grown on the slopes of Simonsberg, Stellenbosch. You have your choice - sip on wine on the garden patio from where Table Mountain can be seen or in their cool downstairs cellar.
Delaire Graff Estate
At Delaire Graff Estate's Wine Lounge, you can raise a glass of their exquisite premium or luxury wine. Peckish? Order a selection of platters featuring locally produced cheeses and charcuterie, alongside non-alcoholic options and seasonal snacks.
Jordan Wine Estate
With a range of tours, Jordan Wine Estate is one to visit. You can curate your own wine tasting, get a guided tour of their cellar, and explore the vineyards. There's even a special tour you can take during the harvest period (February and March).
Rust en Vrede
Get a taste of this estate's full range at the Tasting Room or take an informal tour of the underground cellar. It's recommended to pair your wine tasting with their Winemaker's lunch, a simple but delicious set menu of either steak or salmon.
Vergenoegd Löw
This estate welcomes you to savour its range of estate-grown wines that include red blends, MCC, as well as white and red single-cultivar wines. You can have a truly local experience, with the serving of indigenous food like bokkoms (mullet).
Peter Falke Wines
At Peter Falke Wines, you can leave your worries behind and taste their wines from their Tasting Room and adjacent outdoor area. Or, you can sit back and relax with a glass at their informal lawn or bean bag seating.
Boschendal
This estate's cellar-door wine tasting gives you a quintessential Stellenbosch Winelands experience under a strapping oak tree. Be sure to snack on the delicious platters, featuring the best of their farm's produce.
Wine, dine, and live in Stellenbosch
In Stellenbosch, you can delight in the area's incredible wine culture. By living in the area, you can make vineyard-hopping part of your lifestyle. From dining at the best restaurants, and gazing at stunning mountain scenery, to socialising with your favourite people, you can have it all. Century 21 Helderberg & Stellenbosch has exceptional properties for sale and properties to let in the area. Contact us to get started.