| Only real wine connoisseurs would know that the | | | | meals. They are light and have a great flavor. The |
| South Africa wine route is a real dandy. While the | | | | Cape Point Vintners are also starting to produce a red |
| valleys and rolling hills of Cape Town's inner cities | | | | wine and have recently seen the first harvest of red |
| provide the ultimate terroir for grape growing and have | | | | grapes which they say looks to be very promising. |
| produced some of the best wines in the world, there | | | | When you visit the coastal region of South Africa, be |
| are newer wineries and vineyards that are being | | | | sure to not miss out on these wine routes. You can |
| grown in areas never thought possible. These are the | | | | also include the area of Constantia which produces |
| coastal areas of South Africa. With sometimes gale | | | | award winning wines from their 5 estates. The oldest |
| force winds and mild temperatures, it was once | | | | wine farm in South Africa is located here called Groot |
| thought that these areas were not suitable for growing | | | | Constantia and you can enjoy exquisite |
| perfect grapes for making top quality wines. | | | | accommodation, meals and fun wine tasting. Some |
| The hard working South African vintners have proved | | | | may not consider this a coastal wine area, but it is in |
| everyone wrong as the wines emerging from Cape | | | | fact located just over the mountain from Noordhoek |
| Point (Two Oceans), Elim Valley in Cape Agulhas, and | | | | being 15-20 minutes from the Eastern side and only |
| Walker Bay have been winning all kinds of awards | | | | 10-15 minutes from the western side at Muizenberg. |
| both local and international and are taking the viticulture | | | | You should also not miss out on the other wine routes |
| world by storm. These grapes are grown in very | | | | while you are in Cape Town, South Africa, especially |
| harsh conditions and in seemingly unfertile sea sand like | | | | Stellenbosch, Franschhoek and Paarl making up the |
| soil. However, the white wines that have been | | | | Winelands, Robertson, Tulbagh, Swartland, Wellington, |
| produced are of exceptional quality. They have been | | | | Worcester and Breede River Valley, making up the |
| described as being light and fruity with good texture | | | | Boland and more interior regions. There are also wine |
| and a unique flavor that lasts. | | | | farms and lovely vineyards on the banks of the |
| The coastal regions start from Elim Valley at Cape | | | | Orange River in Mpumalanga Province, in the Karoo |
| Agulhas which is the tip of Africa. Here the vines are | | | | where the semi arid conditions produce awesome |
| fairly old despite only having entered the market | | | | Muscadels and recently in the Free State and |
| recently. Vineyards were originally grown to supply the | | | | KwaZulu-Natal. |
| missionaries here with wines for religious blessing and | | | | The coastal wine regions should most definitely be |
| so forth. It was determined that these could in fact | | | | included in your tours and will offer you a totally unique |
| produce distributable wines and soon bottling and | | | | outlook and experience of wines and the wine industry. |
| labeling began. | | | | With the subtle flavors and cooler climate you are |
| Moving further west you will reach the Hemel en | | | | bound to enjoy these wines with any meal you have. |
| Aarde Valley (Heaven and Earth Valley) where the | | | | The beauty of the area is also one of the reasons to |
| majority of the Walker Bay vineyards are located. | | | | not miss out on these regions, because you can get |
| Many of these wines are crisp and flavorful with | | | | so much more out of your tour and take part in so |
| unique textures. There are very few fruity flavors, with | | | | many other activities like hiking, cycling, paint balling, |
| stronger spicy, vanilla and earthy tones to them. This | | | | surfing, boating, shark diving, whale watching, swimming, |
| area is not only producing great white wines, but also | | | | abseiling, mountain biking and climbing, paragliding, hang |
| has a good selection of red wines which are | | | | gliding, scuba diving, snorkeling, and visiting the hundred |
| interesting and mild. The vineyards are fairly well | | | | of attractions along the South African coast. Some of |
| protected in the valley and receive mild weather with | | | | these include the penguins at Boulders Beach, Cape |
| the cold Atlantic Ocean breezes. | | | | Point and all its glorious features, the town of |
| Moving westwards again you will come to the False | | | | Hermanus, Cape Agulhas lighthouse and its museums, |
| Bay area where the waters are warmer and the | | | | the beauty of Clarens Drive, and Hangklip. |
| beaches full of holidaymakers. The Two Oceans | | | | Whatever areas you decide to visit on your wine tour |
| wines come from this area near to Cape Point and | | | | of South Africa, you will find a large diversity in the |
| are affected by both the Atlantic Ocean breezes as | | | | wines that you taste, so if you can, get to all of the |
| well as the Indian Ocean breezes making for a | | | | regions and experience all the varietals. |
| uniquely flavored wine which is excellent with most | | | | |