The winelands are packed with great places to eat, and drink excellent wine. The winter months see many of them cutting their cloth to fit so to speak by offering special winter menus at very good prices.
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Vondeling on the Voor Paardeberg Road near Paarl is the home of some of the most delicious wines I have tasted in many a year. The feeling of wide-open skies is intoxicating – one feels free of the city in a most exhilarating way.
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One of the most delightful places to visit is Glen Carlou in Paarl. Magnificently situated, overlooking the Paarl Valley towards the iconic rock that gave Paarl its name, the views are breathtaking.
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Six generations of Louws have been lucky enough to be at Diemersdal since 1885. Words and images by Greg Landman […]
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One of my favourite places to go in Franschhoek is the Tuk Tuk Brewery. Not only does it get one out of the inescapable “French” thing that is an integral part of the town—and which I love—but one can drink beer.
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If ever there was a match made in heaven it is the two famous Italians, Giorgio Nava and Giulio Bertrand […]
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The Retief family at Van Loveren in the Robertson Wine Valley—on the road to Bonnievale—are major movers and shakers in the area.
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Of course, Constantia and Steenberg have some of the very best places to eat in the whole of the Cape.
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There is a buzz in Somerset West these days and it has to do with something the locals do well—and love—food.
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The “new” chef at the upmarket Grande Provence restaurant in Franschhoek is making all the right noises.
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The Noble Hill Estate nestles on the side of the Simonsberg Mountains looking across the valley in Paarl to the rocks that give Paarl its name.
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One of my favourite places to go to, especially during summer, is the iconic estate of Neethlingshof in Stellenbosch. It […]
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Giorgio Nava, the Maestro of Italian cooking in Cape Town, is also very well known for his expertise with meat. […]
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Multi award-winning chef, George Jardine, never ceases to surprise.
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In spite of its rather grand name, this delightful country restaurant is perfect when you are visiting Tulbagh.
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I can think of very little that will be more fun than heading out to Cosecha on the Noble Hill farm at Paarl for one of their fabulous picnics.
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The unmistakable aroma of pork ribs being smoked lures one to this tiny place on the square in Hermanus. It serves some of the best meat dishes.
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In the “old “ days The Strand was a sleepy little town packed with lucky retirees who were only too […]
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