WINE FARMS

SIMONSIG
Since French Huguenot Jacques Malan first set foot in the Cape Winelands in 1688, the Malan family of Simonsig, one of South Africa’s most reputable wine producers, has leaped to acclaimed heights in pioneering wine excellence. Endowed with quintessential terroir, progressive winemaking skills and a proud heritage, the three Malan brothers uphold a passionate commitment towards quality and innovation – the hallmark of the Simonsig portfolio. A legendary landmark in its own right, Simonsig continues to reap rewards for its extensive range of formidable red, white and sparkling wines, as the Malan family winemaking legacy lives on. Crafted by family tradition. Enjoyed by connoisseur and novice alike. The Glen Hotel stocks most of Simonsig's wines and champagnes.

Stellenbosch
T. +27 (0)21 888 4900 | www.simonsig.co.za

SPIER
One of the most famous sites in the Cape Winelands, the Spier estate near Stellenbosch proudly offers award-winning wines in the beautiful setting of an historic 1000-hectare wine estate. Their world class 4 star Spier Hotel and conference venues, some of which are housed in meticulously restored Cape Dutch buildings, are complemented by one of South Africa’s most comprehensive contemporary art collections.

Guests at Spier have a number of leisure options to choose from. A Wine Centre, a seasonal open-air theatre, swimming pools, a spa, children’s activities, craft exhibitions, wildlife encounters, horse riding and a nearby a golf course – and yet still be in the heart of the Winelands.

Spier has made land available to a group of hand-raised cheetahs in the care of the Cheetah Outreach Programme. Learn more about these incredible cats from a distance, or get up close and personal and even step inside an enclosure.

Stellenbosch
T. +27 21 809 1100 | www.spier.co.za

BOSCHENDAL
Visit one of the oldest wine producers in the New World with a French viticultural heritage dating back to 1685. The Manor house dates back to 1812, an outstanding example of Cape Dutch architecture.

The Restaurant - Visit the newly renovated Boschendal restaurant serving delicious, extensive buffet luncheons, seven days a week. Le Pique Nique - Treat yourself to an elegant French-style picnic beneath the fragrant pines. Le Café - Delectable light lunches and teas served outside in the dappled shade of the spreading oaks.

Stellenbosch
T. +27 21 870-4272 | www.boschendal.co.za

DELAIRE WINERY
Delaire's unique location on the crest of the panoramic Helshoogte Mountain Pass is noted for its high altitude vineyards, excellent soils and cooling sea breezes. The estate's location paired with a 230 ton wine cellar, one of the most advanced in the Southern Hemisphere, ensures that Delaire Wines continue to improve year on year.

The spectacular Restaurant and Tasting Lounge has been designed by the world famous Interior Designer and Architect David Collins of London. Artworks on the Delaire Graff Estate represent some of SA's finest contemporary artists including William Kentridge, Robert Hodgins, Deborah Bell, Dylan Lewis, Sydney Kumalo and Anton Smit. Gardens have been designed and re-landscaped by Keith Kirsten of Keith Kirsten Horticulture. The Delaire restaurant and tasting lounge experience promises to be world class.

Stellenbosch
T. +27 21 885 8160 | www.delairewinery.co.za

FAIRVIEW
The home of Fairview wines is a 300ha farm on the south-west-facing slopes of Paarl Mountain, a granite rock outcrop in the heart of the Paarl wine district, viticulturally among the most historic and influential areas of the Cape winelands. Standing among the lavender beds in the terraced front garden of the winery, you’ll look out across rolling fields and see distant flat-topped Table Mountain, a world-famous landmark standing guard over the city of Cape Town, South Africa’s tourist mecca perched on the Cape Peninsula at the southern tip of the African continent.

Winemaking on the farm can be traced back to 1699, not quite a half-century after the first European settlers arrived in southern Africa. But its wines entered the modern era with the first bottling under the Fairview label in 1974 by the Back family, owners since 1937. Today, some three decades later, grandson Charles Back II has brought Fairview wines to world markets. One of South Africa’s pre-eminent vintners, he has earned Fairview a reputation for consistent quality across a range of innovative styles, using both classic and unusual varieties. And he has helped pioneer a modern culture of wine growing in South Africa that embraces typicity of terroir, unrestricted by ‘estate’ appellation, by both developing his own vineyards to their full potential and seeking out new viticultural sites to grow fruit for wines to please popular tastes and discerning palates.

Charles Back’s philosophy is that wine is an integral and joyful part of everyday life. His unbridled enthusiasm, sense of fun and pure pleasure in growing vines, vinifying wine, and presenting it to wine lovers in all manner of exciting guises, pervades Fairview. You sense it when visiting. It’s a busy, happy, humming place. You get to taste and buy a vast array of different styles: from top-end, exclusive, often one-off bottlings through some fine Fairview standards to easy drinkers. An old maturation cellar has been converted into a casual Mediterranean-styled indoor/outdoor eatery called The Goatshed. Included on the menu are Fairview’s own internationally award-winning farmstyle Jersey milk and goats' milk cheeses. Fairview has a resident herd of 600 goats, some of whose members like to soak up the sun on the Goat Tower in front of the winery, as depicted on Fairview’s wine labels. Their antics have also been immortalised in the irreverently named, premium quality Goats do Roam range of wines.

Suid-Agter-Paarl Road, Suider-Paarl 7646, South Africa
T. +27 21 863 2450 | E. info@fairview.co.za | www.fairview.co.za

MORGENHOF
The illustrious Morgenhof Wine Estate is situated on the slopes of the Simonsberg mountains outside Stellenbosch. This area is renowned for the high quality of its grapes and the distinctive terroir is reflected in the character of the exceptional wines. Owned by Mrs Cointreau-Huchon, Morgenhof Wine Estate dates back to 1692 and consists of 212 hectares of which 74 hectares are under vines, producing approximately 35,000 cases a year.

Klapmuts Road R44, Stellenbosch, South Africa
www.morgenhof.co.za

NEETHLINGSHOF
Neethlingshof lies in the very heart of the Cape’s winelands in the Stellenboschkloof, flanked by the Bottelary Hills and Papegaaiberg Mountain just outside the town of Stellenbosch.

There are many natural advantages contributing to the production of the fine, characterful wines at Neethlingshof: a variety of high potential soils derived from decomposed granite, gentle slopes and valleys offering a choice of aspects, the cooling effect of the nearby Atlantic Ocean on the vineyards during the ripening season, and an altitude which varies between 85 and 250metres. Of the Estate’s 273 hectares, 165 are under vines.

The variety of cultivars grown on Neethlingshof gives the winemaker, De Wet Viljoen, an enviable opportunity to craft fine varietal wines and exciting blends which are winners of numerous awards.

The Neethlingshof Weisser Riesling Noble Late Harvest has been awarded the trophy as the South African National Champion Noble Late Harvest for eight consecutive years - a record in the wine industry! More recently this same wine has won a Veritas Gold Medal while the Lord Neethling Pinotage has been listed in the ABSA Top Ten list of Pinotages three times in the last five years.

Neethlingshof shines as brilliantly on the international front, showing that the wines from this estate appeal to palates around the world, just as much as to those at home. Judged Best South African Wine Producer of the year at the International Wine & Spirit Competition in London in 2002, Neethlingshof is fast becoming a benchmark for excellence.

The estate itself is well worth a visit. Driving up the imposing stone pine avenue, a beautiful vista unfolds complete with pristine Cape Dutch buildings, rolling green vineyards and a cosy cellar where the full range of wines may be tasted and purchased.

Polkadraai Rd, Vlottenburg, 7604, South Africa
T. +27 21 883 8988 | E. info@neethlingshof.co.za | www.neethlingshof.co.za

MEERLUST

Long recognized for producing world-class wines, Meerlust Estate has been the pride of the Myburgh family since 1756. Today, the traditional dedication to the art of winemaking continues under the guidance of Hannes Myburgh, eighth generation custodian of this seventeenth-century national monument.

Meerlust, with its historic manor house, classic wine cellar, family cemetery, dovecote and bird sanctuary is situated fifteen kilometers south of Stellenbosch, with the blue crescent of False Bay a mere five kilometers away. The Estate is uniquely positioned for the production of wines with exceptional complexity and character. In the summertime, ocean breezes and evening mists roll in from the
coast to cool the vineyards. The grapes ripen slowly, thus achieving full, concentrated varietal flavours. The soil consists of predominantly deep, well drained Hutton and Clovelly soil types, affording the vines excellent drought resistance and an ideal substrata for producing concentrated, complex wines.
One hundred and ten hectares are planted with varieties such as Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Pinot Noir.

Stellenbosch, South Africa
T. +27 21 843 3587 | www.meerlust.co.za