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15 Wine Farms Near Cape Town So Beautiful You'll Forget About the Wine
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items Cape Town's winelands are some of the most photogenic places on earth: oak-lined avenues, Cape Dutch gables, rose gardens and mountains in every direction. These are the estates I'd send any photographer, couple or day-tripper to, grouped by area so ...
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Constantia (20 Minutes from Town)
Stellenbosch & Helderberg
Franschhoek & Paarl
Constantia (20 Minutes from Town)
South Africa's oldest wine farm (founded 1685) and the easiest winelands escape from the city, just 20 minutes from the CBD. The whitewashed Cape Dutch manor house framed by vineyards and Constantiaberg is the shot everyone wants. Arrive when the gat...
Groot Constantia Wine Farm
Tucked higher up the Constantiaberg slopes, Klein Constantia feels wilder and quieter than its famous neighbour. Vineyards roll right up to the fynbos and you get views across False Bay on clear days. This is where Vin de Constance is made, the sweet...
Klein Constantia
Sits right at the top of Constantia Nek, so the terrace looks straight down the valley with mountains on both sides. The tasting room serves generous cheese and charcuterie platters, and late afternoon sun pours across the vineyards. Great for a slow...
Constantia Glen
A small boutique estate with a modern glass-walled tasting room perched on a steep slope, looking out over terraced vineyards all the way to False Bay. The architecture against the mountain makes a striking contrast with the traditional Cape Dutch fa...
Beau Constantia
The Cape's first registered farm (1682) is now a polished estate in Tokai with a hotel, golf course and one of the prettiest tasting lounges around. Sit outside by the reflection pools for mountain views, then try the Steenberg 1682 bubbly. It's a sm...
Steenberg Farm
Stellenbosch & Helderberg
Perched on the Helshoogte Pass above Stellenbosch, Delaire Graff has arguably the best view in the winelands: the whole Banhoek valley with Simonsberg towering behind. The estate doubles as an art gallery, with sculptures dotted around the gardens. E...
Delaire Graff Estate
Just across the pass from Delaire, Tokara combines modern architecture, olive groves and a serious art collection with sweeping views towards Table Mountain on a clear day. The long driveway through the olive trees is a great leading-line shot, and t...
Tokara Wine Estate
One of the most family-friendly estates in the Cape, with picnics under the oaks, Segway tours through the vineyards and a big eco-focused farm garden. The historic buildings date back to 1692 and the Eerste River runs right through the property. Ide...
Spier Wine Farm
Tucked into the Jonkershoek Valley on the edge of Stellenbosch, Lanzerac is the classic white-gabled Cape Dutch estate you picture when someone says ‘winelands’. The manor dates to 1692 and the mountain backdrop is framed perfectly from the front law...
Lanzerac Wine Estate
Waterford's Tuscan-style courtyard with its central fountain, reached by a long avenue of vines lined with lavender and rosemary, feels more Mediterranean than Cape. It's famous for its wine and chocolate pairing, which makes it a crowd-pleaser even ...
Waterford Estate
Founded in 1700 by governor Willem Adriaan van der Stel, Vergelegen in Somerset West has some of the most beautiful gardens in the country, including centuries-old camphor trees that are protected national monuments. The octagonal walled garden and r...
Vergelegen Wine Estate
Franschhoek & Paarl
Between Paarl and Franschhoek, Babylonstoren is the one everyone's Instagram feed is full of, and it lives up to the hype. The eight-acre formal fruit and vegetable garden has over 300 edible plants, a glasshouse, a prickly-pear maze and whitewashed ...
Babylonstoren
One of the oldest farms in the valley (1685), Boschendal is all about slow, generous farm life: picnics on the lawns under giant oaks, a farm shop and butchery, and a stunning Cape Dutch homestead with the Drakenstein mountains behind. It's big enoug...
Boschendal Wine Estate
At the entrance to Franschhoek, La Motte pairs a manicured Cape Dutch estate with a museum dedicated to the painter J.H. Pierneef, whose landscapes of this region are South African icons. Walk the historic farm trail, then have lunch at the Cape Wine...
La Motte Wine Farm
Built into the hillside at the foot of the Franschhoek Pass, Haute Cabrière is the place for bubbles. The estate is famous for its Pierre Jourdan Cap Classique and the theatrical art of sabrage, opening a bottle with a sabre. The terrace looks straig...
Haute Cabrière