Today my friend Teri and I hired a driver to drive us Stellenbosch to the winelands. It was beautiful country and rows and rows of grape vines. We visited two Vineyards and did some wine tasting.
Spier was the first stop. The Spier estate is a beautiful, historic 1000 hectare wine estate. (One hectare is equal to 2.47 acres). This wine estate was established in 1692. We tasted 5 wines and explored the grounds. It was so beautiful! They had some duck like creatures in their lake that were so cute. Neither breed of which I've ever seen. They looked like something from the duck family, big duck feet and all....but they chirped like a bird. Maybe they are really quacking...but it's in Xhosa! :)
After Spier, we drove into a little town area for lunch at a cute little cafe and had a sandwich, did a little window shopping in the town and then it was on to our next Winery, Delheim. Delheim is high up on the southwestern slopes of Simonsberg Mountain and was established in 1699. The farm was breathtaking! Hills and mountains and rows and rows of perfectly aligned grape vines. The wine tasting room was actually an adorable little cellar. It was warm and inviting. Warm as in welcoming and comfortable. Thankfully temperature wise it was quite cool in there, seeing as it was so ridiculously hot today. Delheim was easily my favorite of the two places we visited. Please check out their timeline they have on their website. The place is so rich with history. http://www.delheim.co.za/dstory-carved.htm
The landscape in Stellenbosch is lovely. Rolling hills and farms as far as you can see. There are so many different wine estates. So many different routes.
Today was a very much needed break. A perfect location to just unwind and relax.
2 comments:
It is amazing that there are places like that in Africa. Most of the time on television you see poor hungry children, whose parents have died. You do not see the other side of that. I am glad you are able to bring that to us. Give us a tast of how amazing it is there. Thank you again for your hard work and dedication. Be safe and see ya soon!
Now that is my kind of place to visit. It looks beautiful. So glad to hear your taking time to do some fun things for yourself. Take care my friend
Love Mo
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