Top 5 Wine Estates To Explore In Cape Town

Lanzerac Wine Estate:

Located on the border of the historic town of Stellenbosch, Lanzerac is home to the world’s 1st bottled Pinotage. It’s a 300-year old private wine estate that continues to produce award winning wines for which they’ve become popular. A mere 5 minutes from the well-known town of Stellenbosch, the wine estate features stunning mountain ranges, infinite rows of fertile vineyards, and hectares of landscaped gardens sheltered by huge Oak trees. This world-famous wine estate in Stellenbosch also provides wonderful choices of restaurants & bars, suites, 5-star accommodations, wellness spa, and a first-class conference venue.

Meerlust:

Owned by the Myburgh family since 1756, Meerlust is one of the most acknowledged wine estates in Stellenbosch offering top-class wines made from grapes cultivated on the Estate. Meerlust is wonderfully located for the making of wines with remarkable complexity & character. During the summertime, sea breezes & evening mists sway in from the shore to chill the wineries. The grapes here takes time to ripen, hence achieving full, strong varietal fragrances & flavours. The soil here consists of decayed granite blended with clay, and is perfect for harvesting grapes for wine making purpose. Some of the top wines to taste here are Pinot Noir, Merlot, Rubicon Blend and Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay.

Vergelegen:

Vergelegen maybe a tongue-twister to pronounce, but it is worth exploring if you want to witness one of the Cape’s oldest & most gorgeous estates that features 300 years of history. Here you get to see the camphor forest, old homestead, manicured gardens and of course the gorgeous rose garden which is a true focal point during the summer. The wines produced here regularly wins awards and the estate offer tastings and also picnic baskets to relish outdoors.

Kanonkop Wine Estate:

Located on the lower slopes of the Simonsberg Mountain in the Stellenbosch Region, Kanonkop Estate confidently features some of South Africa’s most premium wines. 100 out of 125 hectares of this estate are planted to vine. The estate is also blessed with perfect soil, cool ocean breezes and long sunny days, making it the ideal climate for cultivating grapes, thus producing great wines.

Cape Point Vineyards:

Just south of the popular Constantia Valley in Noordhoek, lies Cape Point Vineyards. Noutished by the cool sea breezes of the Atlantic Ocean, the estate is ideally placed to make award-winning white wines. Featuring sweeping sights of the hilly Cape Peninsula & gorgeous sunsets over the Atlantic, the estate also includes a restaurant & function venue.

Since Cape Town Bicycle Rentals can be arranged in all these areas mentioned above, you can explore these beautiful wine estates at your own pace. There are also many travel operators that offer guided cycling trips in Cape Town that you can take advantage of, such as CycletheCape.com who offer rentals and guided tours to all the above.