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The wheat fields of Meerendal

Saturday, 20 June, 2015 • Paul • Leave a reply

For some reason when I think of the Meerendal Wine Estate I only think of vineyards, delicious glasses of wine, and summer afternoon's at Crown Restaurant. I don't think of large wheat fields. Imagine my surprise when stumbling upon this sight.

If you ever do visit Meerendal for a wine tasting or meal, take a short walk North of the restaurant, behind the farm buildings. The views are exquisite.

The mountains of Stellenbosch

Monday, 27 January, 2014 • Paul • Leave a reply

Those are the beautiful mountains that our little wine-loving town of Stellenbosch backs onto. Wouldn't you love to live in these surroundings?

We really do seem to have the best of both worlds here in Cape Town: We're almost surrounded by the ocean (as peninsulas tend to be), we have a great big mountain towering over our city, and we have big open winelands with beautiful blue mountain ranges. This truely is a remarkable part of Africa!

This photo was taken from the delightful Asara wine estate. The location on Google Maps has been wrong for some time now - here's a map I created to show you the way.

Peeking goat

Monday, 30 December, 2013 • Paul • Leave a reply

Peeking goat may sound like a lovely (or rather, not-so-lovely) dish, but in reality it has no similarity whatsoever to Peking Duck. This little critter is housed at Fairview Cheese and Wine Farm (map), outside Stellenbosch. I won't rehash my review here, but you can read it here, in a previous post about the wine and cheese farm.

Open gardens: Beautiful buildings

Friday, 15 November, 2013 • Paul • 2 Comments

The farm dates back to 1682, a mere 30 years after Jan van Riebeeck of the Dutch East India Company landed to establish the first European settlement in the Cape [1], making it one of the oldest farms in South Africa.

If you have a spare moment, click though to the their website to read the Rustenberg story - surprisingly, it's somewhat interesting. :)

See this post for more about this photo and Rustenberg Wine's open gardens.

Warwick Wine Estate

Friday, 4 October, 2013 • Paul • Leave a reply

The civilised picnic

Thursday, 3 October, 2013 • Paul • Leave a reply

If you like the idea of visiting wine farms and enjoying exquisitely-prepared picnic food, yet you're no so much into sitting on the lawn, then visit Warwick Wine Estate (map) on the R44 near Stellenbosh.

Imagine sitting at a secluded shady table with friends, enjoying Warwick's award-winning wines while delving into a picnic basket that I can pretty much guarantee you won't regret having ordered.

Helipads and wine estates

Saturday, 19 January, 2013 • Paul • Leave a reply

Every self-respecting wine estate has their own helipad, right? Well, Zevenwacht does, so if you're flapping around in your helicopter and need a spot of lunch, they have a lovely brick helipad ready for you to tough down on. :)

The beauty of Zevenwacht

Friday, 18 January, 2013 • Paul • 4 Comments

I remember attending a friend's wedding on the lawn in front of that old Cape Dutch building several years ago. Zevenwacht Estate in Kuilsriver is still just as beautiful as it was then, and while I haven't yet tried the estate's restaurant, I'm fairly confident that you'd enjoy a walk under the trees and among the vines, followed by a breakfast or lunch on the lawn. Give it a try. :)