Wine in the Cape

Name: Wine in the Cape
Address: Cape Town, 7441, ZA
Telephone: +27218136009

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Discover the Cape Winelands, One Glass at a Time.

04/11/2026

Pinotage is red.🍷 Everyone knows that. Except didn't get the memo. And we love it!

In 2007, this Paarl estate made the world's first White Pinotage, pressing the juice off the skins before the colour could take hold. The result is a pale, fresh w**e with a quiet hint of the red grape's character, and a very good conversation starter.

Tastings here are relaxed and personal, the kind where you learn something without being lectured.

Tag the friend who swears they only drink red. 🍷

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02/11/2026

Spring picnic plans, sorted. 🧺

At Hazendal W**e Estate in Stellenbosch, you can settle into the estate gardens with a leisurely picnic and pick a bottle to go with it, from the Bottelary Hills range or the Estate Collection. Then there’s nothing left to do but let the afternoon unfold.

Picnic menu: R395 per person, w**e priced separately.

Want to make a day of it? We can add Hazendal to a private W**elands tour, so nobody has to worry about the drive home. Send us a DM with your date.

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30/10/2026

October is the vines' growth spurt.

If you drove through the W**elands a month ago, you'd barely recognise it now. Here's what's happening out in the vineyards this month:

🌱 Shoots are growing fast, and the canopy is filling out almost by the week.
✂️ Growers are busy positioning and training the young shoots.
🍇 Flower clusters are starting to form. Next month brings flowering and fruit set: the very first sign of the 2027 vintage.
🍷 In the cellars, some estates are bottling or releasing their fresh whites and rosés, while the reds keep maturing.

For visitors, it means the W**elands at their greenest, with warm days made for lunch outside.

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26/10/2026

Lions before lunch. Pinotage before dinner. All from Cape Town. 🦁🍷

Aquila Private Game Reserve is about two hours from the city, and it's one of the closest places to Cape Town to see big game: lion, elephant, rhino and buffalo, plus hippo and plenty of plains game.

The w**e part? Aquila also owns Dekkersvlei Vineyards in Paarl, a farm with roots going back to 1693 and home to the world's first White Pinotage. Add a guided tasting and cellar tour to your game drive, and you've done two of the Western Cape's great experiences in one trip.

Want to make a night of it? The reserve offers overnight stays, sunset game drives and morning horseback or quad-bike safaris.

Send us your dates and group size, and we'll plan the day (or the overnight) around you.

Link in bio, or WhatsApp +27 60 013 3345.

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26/10/2026

Consider this your sign 🥂

24/10/2026

How many different ways can you sabrage a bottle of Cap Classique at Klein Roosboom Boutique W**ery? 🥂

23/10/2026

Five things we wish every first-time visitor knew before their first W**elands tasting day. Save this one 👇

1️⃣ Eat breakfast. A proper one.
2️⃣ Three or four estates is plenty.
3️⃣ Use the spittoon. Nobody minds.
4️⃣ Ask questions.
5️⃣ Book ahead, especially for weekends.

Bonus: a hat, sunscreen and water. The Cape sun doesn't care that you're busy tasting.

What would you add to the list? 👇

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22/10/2026

Spring is picnic season in the W**elands, and the lawns at Boschendal are calling.

Our Picnic and W**e Tour is made for couples, friends and small groups who'd rather linger outside than sit through a formal lunch.

Who are you taking? 👇

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21/10/2026

There's a reason biltong and a big South African red feel made for each other. It isn't just patriotism. 🍷

Reds like Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz are full of tannins, the compounds that leave your mouth feeling dry. Protein and fat bind with those tannins, so the w**e tastes smoother. Salt does the rest: it softens bitterness and makes the fruit taste riper.

Spiced, savoury biltong brings all three.

Which team are you backing for your next glass—classic biltong, a kick of chilli bites, or traditional droëwors?👇

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20/10/2026

The most photographed residents of Paarl don't drink w**e. They live in a tower. 🐐

The **eandcheese goat tower is a landmark on the Paarl W**e Route, and the goats are only half the story. The farm makes its own range of goat's milk cheeses alongside its w**es, so a cheese and w**e tasting here feels less like a pairing and more like tasting the farm itself.

Tag the friend who'd spend the whole visit with the goats 👇

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