Wine Tram
For today, we got on the Franschhoek Wine Tram. This is a hop-on hop-off service that takes you through the wine farms in the area.
Western Cape
Franschhoek
It is Friday and we are off to the picturesque town of Franschhoek nestled in a valley.
Today we are going on a … wine tour!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franschhoek
De Grendel
Last on our list for the day was De Grendel. They not only had great wines, but a spectacular view of Table Mountain.
Hillcrest
Hillcrest is not only known for its wines, but also olives.
We had lunch here on top of the hill overlooking the valley, and after lunch had an olive tasting.
http://www.hillcrestfarm.co.za/
Thursday
It is Thursday and we are off to do some more wine tastings. This time we are going on the Durbanville Wine Route.
https://durbanvillewine.co.za/
Ernie Els Wines
After lunch we went back to the town of Stellenbosch proper and went up the side if the mountain to a wine farm owned by the world famous golfer Ernie Els.
The views were breathtaking!
And the wines even better!
Middelvlei
We had lunch at Middelvlei. A wonderful rustic wine farm. The fact that it was raining and there was a roaring fire place just added to the charm.
And then there were our new bestest friends, at least as long as we had food… Grappa and Merlot.
Clos Malverne
It was still a little early for lunch, so we took a little side tour to Clos Molverne.
Beautiful place with great wines.
While we were thee it started pouring rain so it was nice sitting next to the glass windows looking out over the vineyard in the rain.
