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Welcome to the Winelands! Wine Tasting Guidelines
Welcome to South Africa and the Cape 1. Decide which region and wineries you
Winelands. This is the land of scenic wish to visit. Consult the provided maps
beauty, majestic mountains, Cape- to choose farms located close to each
Dutch homesteads, whales and leg- other to minimise your travel time.
endary wines. From where the two
oceans meet (Atlantic and Indian 2. You will need at least one hour for
oceans) to the Breede Kloof and Swart- each winery you visit.
land you’ll be greeted with grand heri-
tage, culinary delight and Cape hospitality. 3. Try to join at least one cellar tour, as
you will find it most informative.
About this guide
4. Decide where you want to enjoy lunch.
This guide lists more than 620 South We suggest you arrive between 12:30
African wineries and wine producers. and 13:30 as most restaurants do not
Many of these offer cellar door experi- serve lunch after 15:00.
ences such as wine tastings, pairings,
dining and other food options. We do 6. Arrive at the last winery at least one
recommend that you contact individual hour before closing time to ensure that
wineries before visiting them, as many you can still taste their wines.
are open by appointment only. The guide
is divided into 16 major wine regions of 7. Appoint a designated driver.
the Cape and each region includes a
map and an A-Z list of wineries in that 8. Most wineries will charge a fee for
region. Please note that maps are not to wine tasting - ask for a tasting menu.
scale. Place markings and positions on
maps are rough indications only. 9. Taste dry white wines first, proceed
to red wines and sample sweeter wines
At the back of the guide, you will also last. Sparkling wines can be enjoyed in
find a section on interesting wineland between to clean your palate. The tast-
activities as well as a section on wine- ing order will allow your palate to prog-
lands accommodation to help you with ress naturally.
planning your wineland visits.
10. Do not swallow all wines tasted! Spit
We thank our loyal advertisers who make the wine into the spittoons provided.
it possible to produce and distribute this
guide to you. We trust that the guide will 11. Smoking is not allowed in tasting
greatly assist you with your “in-destina- rooms and many wineries don't allow
tion” planning and visit to the winelands. smoking on their premises at all.

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