Wine Farms in the Cape Winelands

Date Published: News 26 July 2005
Submitted By: Accommodation South Africa

The Western Cape is known for its fine wine and spectacular wine farms that offer unsurpassed views of lush green vegetation and looming mountains. The Western Cape has joined the great wine capitals of the world which include the regions of Melbourne, Bordeaux, Porto, Bilbao-Rioja and Florence.

Wine farms in the Cape Winelands have beautiful natural elements that see many tourists flock to the wine farms for wine tasting and cheese sampling! Visiting a number of wine farms on the wine route proves to be a popular past time for locals and international visitors alike.

It is no surprise then that the wine industry has contributed 1.5 (16.3 billion rand) percent to the countries Gross Domestic Product in 2003.According to the study done by the wine industry information and systems the statistics show that 11.4 billion rand of this remained in the Western Cape and Cape Town.

Wine Tasting in Cape Town

The wine farms in Cape Town offer many fine wines at affordable prices as it comes directly form the source. Wine tasting in Cape Town also involves cheese tasting, picnic lunches and dining in the gourmet restaurants that are scattered along the wine route.

If you are making the wine route the focal point of your holiday then we suggest staying at any one of our luxury Cape Town hotels, just to make your holiday extra special. Browse through our hand picked list of Cape Town Hotels:

• The Cape Grace
• The Bay Hotel
• The Table Bay Hotel
• The Commodore
• Hotel Levendome
• The Arabella Grand Sheraton Hotel
• Mount Nelson
• The Radisson
• The Twelve Apostles

• www.seidelberg.co.za : de Leuwenjagt retaurant and fine wines
• www.delheim.com : Great for wine, romantic picnics and lunch
• www.fairview.co.za : A modern winery with an array of cheeses