• Introduction
• 1. Andalucía
• 2. Cape Winelands
• 3. California
• 4. Hunter Valley
• 5. Loire Valley
• 6. Mendoza
• 7. Niagara
• 8. Oregon
• 9. Porto
• 10. Tuscany

Cape Winelands

The Cape’s striking wine country, just 45 minutes northeast of Cape Town, in South Africa (the seventh-largest wine-producing country in the world), comprises some 417 square miles of vineyards. In addition to world-class wineries such as the Bergkelder, famous for its subterranean “cellar in the mountain,” you can indulge your palate at world-class restaurants like Bosman’s at the Grand Roche Hotel, in Paarl. Tour organizers can plan day trips from Cape Town into the heart of the area, taking in craggy mountain ranges, lush vineyards, and Cape Dutch homesteads, and perhaps a visit to the historic town of Stellenbosch, the second-oldest European settlement in South Africa. Go in the summer to witness the wine harvest – and note that South Africa’s seasons are opposite those in North America.

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