THE MARINE SEAFOOD AT THE MARINE

Liz McGrath’s inspiration for Seafood at The Marine came about after a chance visit to the seafood counter at Harrods in London. Seafood is a....

Wine Pockets

Elgin

Elgin is the coolest wine growing area of the Cape, mainly as a result of the altitude of most of the growing areas. It is also a lush fruit basket producing deciduous fruit in a "bowl" surrounded by spectacular mountains. For....

Stanford

Sir Robert Stanford found the climate and soils of this area perfectly suited to growing vegetables and fruit to supply passing ships more than a century ago, and Stanford still has a more moderate climate than the surrounding towns,....

Napier

Napier is still the unspoilt Overberg farm town of years gone by - the bleating of sheep and lowing of cows carries across the village to shady verandahs where folk sit down to home cooked meals and delicious wine. Stop to savour the....

Hermanus

Take a meander up the winding road of the Heaven and Earth Valley (Hemelen-Aarde on the roadsigns) and soak up the natural beauty of the tree-lined river, the towering peaks of Babylonstoring and the Raed na Gael mountains, the....

Greyton

The heart of the rural Overberg is warm and welcoming – and there’s good wine and excellent food to ensure that you will be back!

Greyton, tucked at the foot of the Riviersonderend mountains, is quaint and trendy, a....

Bot River

Take a short left off the N2 to Bot River and meet some of the most sociable wine folk in the world. The young winemakers and producers of this little pocket are passionate about their wines and their area and the awards pouring in are....

Bredasdorp

Bredasdorp bustles with agricultural achievements and busy farmers and it is the intersection of travellers heading for the white dunes of Arniston and De Hoop or the southernmost tip of Africa. It is also home to the only environmentally....

Theewaterskloof

The Theewaterskloof Dam adds another dimension both to the climate and the views. This massive expanse of water cools the surrounding vineyards and fruit trees and provides a spectacular backdrop to many of the vineyards.

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LAgulhas

The wine growers of this exacting coastal environment are passionate pioneers of the soil and conservation. Not only have they succeeded in producing outstanding wines from the windswept, gravelly, limestone soils, they have incorporated....