There is a problem for visitors who enjoy wine and wine tasting when they arrive in Cape Town. The problem is that of choice. The Winelands tour is so immense they may not know where to start if they are not accompanied by an expert.
International award winning wines are created year in and year out in the main wine producing regions within the Cape. Large as well as the smaller farms are able to compete with their international counterparts. Names such as Lanzerac, Nederberg and Constantia are just a few of the labels that appear and can boast their successful accolades.
Three distinct areas in the region generate amongst some of the finest wines in the world; these are the Klein Karoo, the Breede River valley and the Coastal region. The Coastal region comprises Paarl, Constantia and Stellenbosch. Groot Constantia founded in 1685 by Simon van der Stel, is regarded as the mother of all Cape vineyards. This active internationally recognised award winning farm is a national treasure and is under government protection.
Stellenbosch is probably the most visited area of all the regions in the Cape. It is named after one of the Dutch governors of the Cape, Simon van der Stel. Stellenbosch University is also situated here and is also regarded as a student town as the campus stretches throughout the town. KWV [Koperatieve Wijnbouwers Vereniging van Zuid-Afrika Beperkt] is head quartered here and is the organisation that brings all the producers together to collaborate to ensure quality products are manufactured in the region at high international standards.
Stellenbosch is popular for the parties and fairs it hosts throughout the foreign wine community beyond the regular farm stalls and bazaars that are frequently open to the passing trade and public. Often auctions are held where copious amounts of quality wine gets sold; often attracting the added discriminating palates from everywhere in the world as they are alert to the quality put on show.
What makes this region of the Cape and the Winelands tour so enticing is the nature of the people that greet you and receive you when you arrive. The demographic is eclectic, vibrant and dynamic to say the least but just as the geography dictates everything is warm, soothing and nothing less than spectacular. - 32201
International award winning wines are created year in and year out in the main wine producing regions within the Cape. Large as well as the smaller farms are able to compete with their international counterparts. Names such as Lanzerac, Nederberg and Constantia are just a few of the labels that appear and can boast their successful accolades.
Three distinct areas in the region generate amongst some of the finest wines in the world; these are the Klein Karoo, the Breede River valley and the Coastal region. The Coastal region comprises Paarl, Constantia and Stellenbosch. Groot Constantia founded in 1685 by Simon van der Stel, is regarded as the mother of all Cape vineyards. This active internationally recognised award winning farm is a national treasure and is under government protection.
Stellenbosch is probably the most visited area of all the regions in the Cape. It is named after one of the Dutch governors of the Cape, Simon van der Stel. Stellenbosch University is also situated here and is also regarded as a student town as the campus stretches throughout the town. KWV [Koperatieve Wijnbouwers Vereniging van Zuid-Afrika Beperkt] is head quartered here and is the organisation that brings all the producers together to collaborate to ensure quality products are manufactured in the region at high international standards.
Stellenbosch is popular for the parties and fairs it hosts throughout the foreign wine community beyond the regular farm stalls and bazaars that are frequently open to the passing trade and public. Often auctions are held where copious amounts of quality wine gets sold; often attracting the added discriminating palates from everywhere in the world as they are alert to the quality put on show.
What makes this region of the Cape and the Winelands tour so enticing is the nature of the people that greet you and receive you when you arrive. The demographic is eclectic, vibrant and dynamic to say the least but just as the geography dictates everything is warm, soothing and nothing less than spectacular. - 32201
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