Cape Town tours to Cape Winelands

Best Scenery, Quaint Towns, and Signature Wine in Cape Winelands

South Africa's " Cape Winelands," as they're known, are among the most beautiful wine-producing regions in the world. The landscape is marked by dramatic mountains that jut up seemingly out of nowhere, with rugged coastlines and world-class hospitality that have made South Africa a must-visit destination for wine lovers.

Meander through the famed Cape Winelands with a Cape Town wine tour that offers the perfect blend of art, nature, and decadent food paired with the finest wines in the world.

Wine tasting tours in Cape Town

Wine tasting in the Cape Winelands is one of the most popular things to do in Cape Town. The closest wine region to Cape Town city's centre is the Constantia valley and wine route. Constantia is located about a 20 minute drive and the perfect place for a day trip from Cape Town, especially if you don't have time to visit any of the other Cape Winelands destinations like Stellenbosch, Paarl, Durbanville and Franschhoek.

South Africa is a wine-producing country with its origins dating back to over 337 years.

How big are the Cape Winelands?

The Cape Winelands divides into six regions encompassing 26 districts, but the most well-known areas are Constantia, Stellenbosch, Durbanville, Paarl, and Franschhoek.

Constantia Valley - Winelands region 

While the Cape’s famed winelands have spread to Stellenbosch, Paarl, Franschhoek, and beyond, it all began in Constantia.

Constantia Valley,  is the oldest wine-producing region in South Africa, with an uninterrupted history of winemaking since 1685. Constantia about 15 kilometres drive from Cape Town city centre, is nestled beneath the Table Mountain National Park with commanding vistas of the Constantiaberg and Table Mountain ranges. It is a region in the Cape winelands with a winemaking history that dates back to 1685 and boasts 8 award-winning wine estates.

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Stellenbosch in the Cape Winelands

Travelling east from Cape Town lies the charming Stellenbosch wine-growing region. Well-known for its high-quality and consistently good wines, this popular wine route has been around since 1971 and excels at producing Bordeaux-style blends along with the award-winning South African signature variety – Pinotage.

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Paarl Wine Route

Paarl Wine Route in the  Berg River Valley is flanked by the impressive Drakenstein mountain range and renowned for its rich, full-bodied, spicy red and crisp white wines but best known for the quality of its Shiraz. However, Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinotage, Viognier, and Mourvedre have become increasingly well regarded.

Franschhoek in the Cape Winelands

Franschhoek lies between two mountains, at the head of a steep-sided fertile valley in the Cape winelands, and is often described as the ‘French Corner. Franschhoek is a picturesque little town founded by the French Huguenots in 1688. The popular tourist destination produces all the classic wine varieties with unique blends. 

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Why visit the Cape Winelands?  South African wines offer impressively good value, and feature styles and tastes that are food-friendly, with the perfect blend of elegance and power.

How many wineries are there in Cape Town

Visiting all the wineries in Cape Town is a hard task because there are currently some 560 wineries and 4 400 primary producers of vineyards in the Cape that are split into six main wine regions, each offering its unique wine route. Constantia, Stellenbosch, Franschhoek, Paarl, Robertson, and Wellington are the most popular.

South African wine will surprise you

South Africa has been producing wine since the first vines were planted in the 17th century, brought by Jan Van Riebeek the Dutch governor of Cape Colony. At one time, the sweet dessert wine of Constantia was the most prized in the world and you can taste the delicious dessert wine Vin de Constance on a tour to Constantia Valley.

With its roots dating back over 350 years ago, the wine industry in South Africa has grown to become of the world's most popular wines. Our winemakers in the Western Cape are creating well-structured and sophisticated wines and adding a Capetonian twist on the classic international varietal.

South African wine has something for everyone from bright, fresh sauvignon blanc to spicy shiraz, velvety, smooth merlot, the butteriest chardonnays, plum-tastic pinotage, and intoxicating MCC sparkling wines and the most-planted grape variety in South Africa is Chenin Blanc, often called Steen.

Check out Into Tours Cape Town wine tours along the Winelands Route to experience these famous wine routes, and the historic Constantia Wines, for yourself.