Stellenbosch Wine Route –
vastly more than vino!

We’ve known for years that the Stellenbosch Wine Route is a place to "come out and play"...

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Join us for our latest tour, re-visiting some places that hold great memories for us. I guarantee you’ll be planning your own visit by the end of it!


Wine, goats and cheese – a win(n)ing combination!

Our first stop is Fairview. Yes, I know this farm is actually on the Paarl wine route but we love the goats and the cheese, so it’s a good first stop! It’s also the first wine farm I ever visited and nostalgia does count :-).

With its fun ‘goaty’ theme (forgo "Cotes du Rhone" in favour of Goats do Roam"!) and spacious indoor-outdoor restaurant it’s a good place for the children too.

Next stop – Simonsig. Another trip down memory lane for us - we bought the wine for our wedding reception from this farm!

The tasting room is one of my favourites from its broad vine-clad stoeps and clay-tiled floor to the beautiful yellow- and stinkwood tables that you sit at. And I love the homely touches - like the cat!

This is a great stop for children – we picnicked here under the shady oaks and worked off some excess energy on the jungle gym once we’d made our wine choices.

On this particular trip we made a whistle stop at Delheim. Delheim is a family owned estate and has a very personal atmosphere. I love its tucked-away-up-the-valley feel, as well as 2 of its white wines – the intriguingly named Spatzendreck (sparrow poo!) and the Gewurztraminer have stuck in my mind since my first taste of them.

The kids loved the wishing well and had to be restrained from helping themselves to other peoples’ “wishes”!

I can’t write about the Stellenbosch wine route without mentioning Blaauwklippen. This estate is justifiably famous with Cape Town families for all its wonderful open-air options as well as loads of history, carriage rides (and the carriage museum) and the Carriage Bistro, which is a family-friendly restaurant with a great playground. In all, this 300 year-old destination is well worth a visit.

Here’s the final stop in our day! Mooiberge Farm Stall for some

Strawberry picking!

Seriously, the fields are littered with funky scarecrows and the strawberries are out of this world!

This is just a taste of all that the Stellenbosch region has to offer. Take a look at the Cape Winelands page for more inspiration!

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