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Stellenbosch American Express® Wine Routes
The first wine region in South Africa to establish an organised network of wineries, the Stellenbosch American Express® Wine Routes offer over 140 wineries on 5 sub-routes where fine wines, food, history, culture and scenic beauty can be enjoyed all year round.
Imagine the biggest mall you can, then take off its roof, replace its escalators and lifts with breathtaking mountain passes and green hillsides, swap its stores for wine estates, and keep the restaurants, but give them glorious vineyard views and vastly better menus and wine lists. Exchange the supermarkets for specialist cheese, berry and olive farms, and lastly, whitewash and thatch the store fronts and give the big-name department stores a signature scalloped gable, slave bell or museum. Welcome to the Stellenbosch American Express® Wine Routes.
Centred around Stellenbosch (Van der Stel’s forest), South Africa’s second oldest town, this historic region reflects 3 centuries of occupation in its Dutch, Georgian and Victorian architecture. The Stellenbosch winelands are a joy any time of year, boasting fabulous wine, rich Cape Dutch heritage, slick, professionally run wine estates, and some of the country’s finest restaurants and countryside described by wine guru Jancis Robinson as “the most dramatically beautiful in the world.”
Broadly speaking, the Stellenbosch wine district is a coastal wine region, containing the wards of the Jonkershoek Valley, recognised for Cabernet Sauvignons and blends thereof; Simonsberg-Stellenbosch, known for Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinotage and reds generally; Pappegaaiberg - Chardonnay territory; Devon Valley, producing wickedly good red blends; and Bottelary, noted for powerful Shiraz, Pinotage and silky Bordeaux blends. Westward, the Polkdraai Hills and Banhoek are ‘Cab’ and Shiraz country, while Stellenboschberg, the Helderberg and Faure (not official appellations) produce both good reds and whites.
The wine route in Stellenbosch has been divided into 5 sub-routes by virtue of their user-friendliness as opposed to official wards, wine styles, or geographical location. This bite-size approach helps visitors get the most out of their winelands experiences, on a route that caters to history buffs, golfers, families, love-struck couples, nature lovers, gourmands, casual quaffers and serious pilgrims of the grape.
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Imagine the biggest mall you can, then take off its roof, replace its escalators and lifts with breathtaking mountain passes and green hillsides, swap its stores for wine estates, and keep the restaurants, but give them glorious vineyard views and vastly better menus and wine lists. Exchange the supermarkets for specialist cheese, berry and olive farms, and lastly, whitewash and thatch the store fronts and give the big-name department stores a signature scalloped gable, slave bell or museum. Welcome to the Stellenbosch American Express® Wine Routes.
Centred around Stellenbosch (Van der Stel’s forest), South Africa’s second oldest town, this historic region reflects 3 centuries of occupation in its Dutch, Georgian and Victorian architecture. The Stellenbosch winelands are a joy any time of year, boasting fabulous wine, rich Cape Dutch heritage, slick, professionally run wine estates, and some of the country’s finest restaurants and countryside described by wine guru Jancis Robinson as “the most dramatically beautiful in the world.”
Broadly speaking, the Stellenbosch wine district is a coastal wine region, containing the wards of the Jonkershoek Valley, recognised for Cabernet Sauvignons and blends thereof; Simonsberg-Stellenbosch, known for Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinotage and reds generally; Pappegaaiberg - Chardonnay territory; Devon Valley, producing wickedly good red blends; and Bottelary, noted for powerful Shiraz, Pinotage and silky Bordeaux blends. Westward, the Polkdraai Hills and Banhoek are ‘Cab’ and Shiraz country, while Stellenboschberg, the Helderberg and Faure (not official appellations) produce both good reds and whites.
The wine route in Stellenbosch has been divided into 5 sub-routes by virtue of their user-friendliness as opposed to official wards, wine styles, or geographical location. This bite-size approach helps visitors get the most out of their winelands experiences, on a route that caters to history buffs, golfers, families, love-struck couples, nature lovers, gourmands, casual quaffers and serious pilgrims of the grape.
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Stellenbosch Guest House Accommodation - Villa Grande
