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Every glass, perfectly paired
Good wine tastes even better with something delicious alongside it. Explore private food and wine days built around pairings — cheese, biltong, chocolate, ice cream and pizza — with a long lunch on the farm.
Days from R2,500 per person
From
R2,500 per person
The focus
Wine & food pairings
Duration
Full day · approx. 09:00–17:30
Regions
Stellenbosch, Franschhoek & Paarl
Why this tour
Wine tastes better with something on the plate. Our food and wine days are built around the pairing — cheese and charcuterie, biltong, chocolate, ice cream or wood-fired pizza — at the estates that do it best.
They are private days: your own guide and vehicle, collection and drop-off at your Cape Town accommodation, and three or four estates between roughly 09:00 and 17:30. Tastings and the pairing at each stop are arranged and booked for you. Lunch is paid on the day unless the tour you pick includes it.
Anyone can pour you a good glass. The Winelands puts something on the plate that makes it sing.
What makes it special
The highlights
Built around the pairing
Each stop is chosen for how its wine works with its food — cheese, biltong, chocolate, ice cream or pizza.
Tastings and pairings included
The estate tastings and the pairing at each stop are part of these days, not an extra at the counter.
Stellenbosch, Franschhoek & Paarl
Most pairings run in Stellenbosch and Franschhoek, with Paarl, the Swartland and Hemel-en-Aarde on request.
A full day, unhurried
Three or four estates between about 09:00 and 17:30 — real time at every stop.
Is this your kind of day?
Who it's for
Food people
You plan trips around restaurants, and a pairing menu counts as sightseeing.
Celebrating something
A long lunch, matched glasses and a day built around the table rather than the road.
Generous hosts
You're travelling with people who'd rather sit and eat than rush between four cellars.
Before you go
What to expect
- A private guide and vehicle for the day
- Collection and drop-off at your Cape Town accommodation
- Three or four estates, each with a tasting and a pairing
- A lunch stop at an estate restaurant, paid on the day unless your tour includes it
- Wine bought at the estates is yours to take home
A tip from your guide
Ask us which estates on your route do a proper sit-down lunch. It's the stop that turns a tasting day into a day out.
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A sample day
How the day unfolds
Timings shift with the season and the estates on the day — but the shape of it stays the same.
- 09:00
Collected from your accommodation
Cape Town hotel, guest house or apartment, with the pairing plan for the day explained on the drive out.
- Morning
First estate, first pairing
A tasting with its pairing — cheese and charcuterie, biltong, chocolate or ice cream, depending on the route.
- Late morning
Second estate
Another cellar and another pairing, often a smaller farm where the food and the wine are made by the same people.
- Lunch
A stop at an estate restaurant
A sit-down lunch on the farm, paid on the day unless your tour includes it. We book the table; you order what you like.
- Afternoon
Third estate — or a fourth
The last tasting of the day, and time to buy a bottle or two to take home.
- 17:30
Back at your accommodation
Dropped back in Cape Town, with the evening still ahead of you.
What it costs
Group days, priced per person
The rate is per person and includes your guide, the vehicle and hotel pickup. Tasting fees are listed on each tour, so you always know what the day adds up to before you book.
Ask for a quotePer person, from
R2,500
Most days run R2,500 – R2,950
- Guide, vehicle and fuel included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off included
- Tasting fees listed per tour
The detail
What's included
Included
- Private guide and vehicle for the day
- Collection and drop-off at your Cape Town accommodation
- Three or four estate visits
- Estate tastings and the pairing at each stop
- Water on board for the drive between estates
Not included
- Lunch and drinks at the restaurant, unless your tour includes them
- Additional food and drinks beyond the set pairing
- Wine purchases to take home
- Gratuities for your guide
Group or private?
Not sure which day fits?
Group days are the best value and the easiest way to meet people. Private days give you the route, the pace and the estates to yourself. Here is the honest difference.
- Who travels with you
- Group: A small shared group of fellow travellers
- Private: Just your group — nobody else in the vehicle
- What you pay for
- Group: Per person — the cost is split across the group
- Private: Per vehicle — a fixed rate for your party
- The route
- Group: A fixed, published itinerary that runs to time
- Private: Built around the estates you choose
- The pace
- Group: Three or four estates with time to taste properly
- Private: Slow mornings, long lunches, extra stops
- Best for
- Group: Couples, solo travellers and small friend groups
- Private: Celebrations, families and hand-picked estates
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Frequently asked questions
Usually not — these days stop at an estate restaurant and you settle the bill on the day, unless the tour you choose lists lunch as included. Every tour page sets out exactly what is included before you book.
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