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My wife is a local & we've lived in South Africa since 1993. We now live in Cape Town and regularly go to the Winelands, especially Stellenbosch.

And for us there is no real seasonality. We have enjoyed the Cape winelands during every season - summer, winter, spring or fall. Anytime you can go is wonderful. The winter with roaring fires in the fireplaces, the spring with green velvet in the valleys, and during late summer for the harvest.

As I noted earlier, we now live in Cape Town near the winelands we have come to love.

If you are like our friends, you too will intoxicated by this lovely area of South Africa.

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Here is a map of the Cape Winelands - Stellenbosch, Franschoek, and Paarl. It is a Google map so you can zoom in, find wine estates and get directions as well.

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Stellenbosch - Cape Winelands Route Map Of South Africa Only 35 minutes away from Cape Town lies the second oldest city of South Africa. Commander van der Stel already recognized in 1679 the fertility of this long valley located at the Eerste River, and decided not only to establish a city but also a wine growing region.

Stellenbosch is regarded as the wine capital of South Africa, with its 23 private wine estates and 5 corporations. More than 280 wines can be tasted on the wine estates – accompanied at some of them by cheese. Stellenbosch opened the first Wine Route of the Cape in 1971, inspired by the French Route du Vin and the German Wine Routes.

Paarl - Cape Winelands Route Map Of South Africa

Situated a little further from the cooling ocean than Stellenbosch, in the picturesque Berg River Valley is the wine growing area of Paarl. Climatically less influenced by the mountain ranges in the west, this area is dependent on irrigation. Long hot summers and moist winters are almost ideal for vine growing.

Nederberg is the most famous Paarl wine estate. Its Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Riesling have received international awards along with its reds ranging from Cabernet Sauvignon to Merlot. This wine farm is regarded as the “cornerstone of Afrikaans”. A visit to the Language Monument erected at the edge of the town, is as popular as a visit to Paarl’s largest wine festival - The Nederburg Auction - which is held at the end of summer and regarded as a must on the international wine calendar. Paarl’s wine route is the country’s second oldest and includes 14 cellars.

Constantia

South Africa’s oldest, yet shortest and smallest wine route is a producer of extraordinary quality. And is not in the Cape winelands, an area beyond the mountains to the east and north of Cape Town.

Constantia is south of Cape Town, on the Cape Peninsula. Favored by the cool breezes of the Atlantic and Indian Ocean the ripening process of the grape achieves the very best results, an advantage for all wine makers wishing to produce noble wines. During the founder years under Simon van der Stel, Constantia was one large wine farm. After his death the area was divided into three estates: Groot Constantia, Klein Constantia and Buitenverwachting. Only a twenty minute drive from Cape Town will put you on the beginning of the Cape wine routes.

Franschhoek - Cape Winelands Route Map Of South Africa

Some of the French Huguenot immigrants to South Africa settled in a valley (Hoek = corner) near the Drakenstein Mountains. This was the ideal location for the French wine experts, as the valley offered not only tranquil and beautiful scenery, but was ideally suitable for vine cultivation.

In 1984 this area became even more renowned, after the opening of the Franschoek Wine Route (officially called “Vignerons de Franschhoek”). Cultivars planted are Chardonnay, Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Pinot Noir.

The historic Huguenot Monument which depicts the European expulsion of the Protestant Huguenots by the Catholics is the major tourist attraction of the area. Franschhoek has 14 wine producers and is only an hour’s drive from Cape Town.

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