The poor fella on the right has had his tail bitten off by something or someone.

It doesn't look like a lot of wine in the glass but after 8 of them in 45 mins you can feel it.

Definitely loss leader pricing, 75 Rand is £3.19.

Our final glass of the day, thankfully I survived.

A pricier wine tasting at £5.32, it was probably the posh chocolates that bumped the price up.

Not the sort of architecture I was expecting.

Streets and streets of leafy cafe culture.

Wine, Wine And More Wine

January 4 in South Africa ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

Today is our last full day in Cape Town, I don't know where the time has gone. Under protest from me we did an excursion to local wineries in Paarl and Franschhoek and then a stroll around Stellenbosch.

The first stop was in Paarl at the Fairview winery, which had beautiful grounds, flower gardens and a koi carp pond. You were given six tasting glasses of wine paired with cheeses and a couple of bonus glasses thrown in. As we left 45 mins later I was buzzing, the cheese had done little to negate the effects of all the wine.

Then it was on to Franschhoek and lunch with more wine at the Franschhoek Cellar Restaurant. We ate at The Platform dining room which as the name suggests was part of a station on the route of the wine train. A tram car really that travels up and down a single track rail line stopping at wineries along the way.

The final tasting stop was also in Franschhoek at the La Bri winery. This tasting was three red wines paired with chocolate. I have to say the posh chocolates were better than the wines. There were a couple of bonus wines thrown in including a glass of sparkling, just to finish you off.

On the way back we stopped off for a stroll around Stellenbosch town centre. A university town that has the feel of old world money. Founded in 1679, there was a real Georgian look to the architecture, with an outdoor cafe/bar culture and street art everywhere. Would be a lovely place to spend a few days.Read more