Stuffy, snobby wine tastings not quite your thing? Wineflies puts the fun back into learning more about wine, taking you on an epic tour through Stellenbosch’s winelands and plying you with plenty of amazing wine and food pairings along the way.
Highlights
- Learn about the history, culture and different methods of wine production
- Off the beaten track farm visits and barrel tastings
- Tour includes wine pairings with artisanal chocolates, cheeses and cured meats
- Visit 5 different wine estates
- Estates include small, private and family wine estates
- Enjoy the day with knowledgeable guides that are passionate about the winelands
- The tours include vineyard and cellar tours
- Tasting includes a variety of bubbles, white, red and dessert wine
Duration
08h00 – 17h00
Schedule
Monday to Sunday (every week – see book now)
Price
R880 per person
Overview
It’s self-proclaimed Lord of the Wineflies Francois van Binsbergen and his team’s mission to take the snobbery and pretension out of wine tasting, and instead making it a fun, interactive and informative experience you’ll want to tell your friends about.
With this experience, their company Wineflies does just that. It’s a day-long adventure covering five Stellenbosch wine estates – some well-known, others slightly off the beaten track. You’ll get to meet the winemakers, take vineyard and cellar tours, learn how to perfect the five wine tasting S’s (see, swirl, smell, sip, savour) and treat your taste buds to some amazing wine and food pairings.
Highlights include a stop at Remhoogte, where you’ll get to sample 5 of their wines along with 5 different artisanal cheeses from local cheesemakers Dalewood (who knew Pinotage went so well with olive Brie?) while watching the estate’s springbok and zebras grazing in the distance; a real boerebraai (South African-style barbecue) at Middelvlei, where you’ll have a chance to taste wine straight from the vat; a stop at Lovane Boutique Wine Estate where their small-batch wines will be paired with artisanal chocolates from Cape Town’s bean-to-bar champs Cocofair (Cabernet Sauvignon with 60% dark chocolate with strawberries and raw cocoa nibs, anyone?); and a Cape Vintage Port tasting at Annandale.
And there’s no worrying about driving, either – you get shuttled between the estates and deposited back at your venue of choice. So, all you have to do is enjoy the day. And we think that’s pretty much guaranteed.
What’s included
- Transfer from and to your accommodation in Cape Town Central and immediate surrounds
- All wine tastings and pairings
- Lunch, which will be a traditional South African braai
- Vineyard and cellar tour
What’s not included
- Gratuities
- Personal purchases
Important Information
- Minimum drinking age is 18 years
- Dietary requirements can be catered for with prior notice
- Closed 25th December and 1st January
- Wheelchair access can be accommodated for with prior notice
- Maximum of 13 guests per vehicle for the schedule tours
- Private tours can be requested (1 minimum and 60 maximum)
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Photography: Kleinjan Groenewald
