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Unique Wine Farms
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SA's wine farms are about more than just excellent wines. On offer are accommodation, entertainment, experinces, wine tasting, and much more. For a great getaway, indulge in a grape escape...
Manley Wine Estate
Manley Wine Estate produces award-winning wines with a unique minerality derived from the shale soils of the lower Tulbagh Valley region. Young and talented winemaker Joshua van Blommestein recently launched an exclusive range of wines aged in Swabian oak barrels, a new and distinctive style in South Africa.
Main Winterhoek Road, Tulbagh, Western Cape +27 23 007 0009 bookings@manleywinelodge.co.za www.manleywineestate.co.za
Lanzerac
With 53 en-suite bedrooms and suites, the Lanzerac Hotel & Spa invites you to experience complete relaxation amid welcoming interiors. Set on a working wine farm, guests have access to the cellar, tasting room, swimming pools, restaurants and can unwind at the Lanzerac Spa.
1 Lanzerac Road, Stellenbosch, Western Cape +27 21 887 1132 info@lanzerac.co.za www.lanzerac.co.za
Franschhoek Motor Museum
At the Franschhoek Motor Museum visitors can look back at more than 100 years of motoring history with a unique collection of vehicles, motorcycles, bicycles and memorabilia in the magnificent setting of L’Ormarins.
R45. Franschhoek, Western Cape +27 21 874 900 www.fmm.co.za
Kleine Zalze
Kleine Zalze wines continue to excel in competitions around the around the globe, including top honours for the best Cap Classique in South Africa for its Vintage Brut 2015. This wine can be tasted at the estate as part of a tasting paired with delicious bites. Priced at R150, the pairing includes the rare 2009 vintage of the same wine.
Ou Paardevlei Road, Somerset West, Western Cape +27 21 880 0717 sales@kleinezalze.co.za www.kleinezalze.co.za
Buitenverwachting
Buitenverwachting, meaning “beyond expectations” forms part of the original Constantia Estate and is situated between the backdrop of Table Mountain and the Atlantic Ocean. The cool maritime climate combined with deep rich decomposed granite soils offer ideal growing conditions for expressive, concentrated and elegant wines.
37 Klein Constantia Road, Constantia, Western Cape +27 21 794 5190/1 www.buitenverwachting.com
Black Elephant Vintners
It’s our mission to bring truth to the wine industry and create experiences that turn convention on its head. Music and wine tastings on Saturdays and WTF (Wine Tasting Fridays).
40a Uitkyk Street, Franchhoek, Western Cape +27 21 876 2903 www.bevintners.co.za
Seven Oaks
Seven Oaks Winery & Vineyard Cottages is your home away from home. Situated in the beautiful Breedekloof, it has superb accommodation and views and exceptional wines and a new pop-up restaurant, the newly added Theatre of Aromas, unique and a first of its kind in Africa.
