| Aren't you wishing that you could get your hands | | | | farm high up on a hillside with some spectacular |
| on that special bottle of wine you tasted on your | | | | views towards Cape Town. |
| tour of the wineland?. | | | | The tour ended when you arrived back at your |
| Of course you wrote down the name of the wine | | | | Cape Town hotel. |
| when visiting the cellar and even bought a bottle | | | | So what wines did you taste ? |
| or two at the time. | | | | The zesty white Sauvignon Blancs, the full, supple, |
| Unfortunately that slip of paper has disappeared | | | | buttery, fruity Chardonnays or the soft crisp and |
| and you are now blaming your better half for | | | | fruity Chenin Blancs. |
| throwing it away. | | | | Remember the reds that tasted of raspberry, |
| The agony you feel as you drag your feet from | | | | blackberry, smoke, pepper and mixed spices. |
| from your local supermarket after searching | | | | What were they called? |
| unsuccessfully through theshelves of South | | | | Oh yes ! they were the Shiraz or Syrah wines. |
| African wines is killing you. | | | | Then there was that red wine which was |
| If only, you could remember its name! | | | | produced and released in South Africa in 1961 |
| Let me try and assist and take you back through | | | | called "Pinotage" which had characteristics of |
| your tour of the winelands. | | | | raspberry, strawberry, mulberry to name but a |
| You left Cape Town in the early morning at | | | | few. |
| around 9.00 am and travelled to the outskirts of | | | | The last wine tasted was produced from one of |
| Stellenbosch where you visited a wine farm and | | | | the most well known grapes in the world " the |
| enjoyed a cellar tour before tasting a number of | | | | Cabernet Sauvignon " which has characteristics of |
| white and red wines. | | | | dark chocolate, green peppers, tobacco and olives |
| Feeling a lot more relaxed after making friends | | | | plus a few more. |
| with your fellow tourists your tour continued to | | | | If only you could get your hands on some of |
| Stellenbosch, the second oldest town in the South | | | | those beautiful very reasonably priced wines now |
| Africa where after a short drive through you | | | | . |
| were given some time to explore the historic old | | | | Good news is you can! |
| part of the town. | | | | Firstly , you need to remember the estate names |
| Franschhoek was the next stop on the itinerary | | | | and the vintage of the wine you tasted. |
| where you visited another estate and tasted | | | | That's easy, get yourself a John Platter's South |
| some of the wines produced in the region. | | | | African wine guide which is abtainable at |
| After lunch and a walkabout in the quaint village of | | | | Once you have the guide look up the estate and |
| Franschhoek the tour headed for Paarl where the | | | | you should be able to find the wine you are |
| final wine tasting of the day was enjoyed at a | | | | looking for. |