Cape Town!!
We flew from Joburg to Cape Town today for our 2-day wine tour and hit the ground running. We had no idea we were about to be treated like millionaires. Steve, our personal driver for the next few days, met us at the airport and immediately took us to our first vineyard, Lanzerac, in a small town outside of Cape Town called Stellenbosch (which is also where our hotel is located). Before we tried some amazing wine, we had a very upscale lunch at the 5-star hotel on the vineyard. After our meal, we went straight to the tasting room to try their best wines, including a delicious honey liqueur. This was unlike anything we had ever tasted before so we decided to get 2 bottles (only about $10 each)!
Then Steve took us to Tokora, our next vineyard. Their wines were good, but we liked Lanzerac's selection better. Tokora had an amazing view of the countryside our of their tasting room glass wall. After Tokora, we were able to walk around a bit in Stellenbosch's small downtown area where we went in a vintage bookstore.
We got to the hotel (which is also a vineyard and an organic farm) a little while later and had another great meal prepared by Joseph, the hotel's chef from Zimbabwe. Busy day tomorrow.
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Then Steve took us to Tokora, our next vineyard. Their wines were good, but we liked Lanzerac's selection better. Tokora had an amazing view of the countryside our of their tasting room glass wall. After Tokora, we were able to walk around a bit in Stellenbosch's small downtown area where we went in a vintage bookstore.
We got to the hotel (which is also a vineyard and an organic farm) a little while later and had another great meal prepared by Joseph, the hotel's chef from Zimbabwe. Busy day tomorrow.
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