Adventures of NaDave: H'moon 20 - CTown Wine Tasting

And again, we woke up to a howling wind. Incredible that it just doesn't stop. As such, the Table Mtn cable car was closed again and the beach was too windy for surfing or swimming.

So we decided to head inwards for some wine tasting. South Africa has some delicious grapes, including Pinotage and Shenin Blanc. We headed for the Stellenbosch area, with a quick stop at Groot Constantia first. This winery dates back to the 1600s, and was the requested wine of Napoleon when he was exhiled to St Helena. We got complimentary glasses with our tasting, grabbed a bottle of Rose, and headed towards Stellenbosch.

There are 100s of wineries in Stellenbosch, so its hard to know where to start. We were gifted a bottle of Mulderbosch Rose for our wedding, so we headed there first. As we drove into the area, the mountainous scenery was beautiful and the rows of grape vines were stunning. As we pulled up, we were the only ones there and had the tasting room to ourselves. We bellied up to the bar, and luckily were paired with an amazing server. We tasted all kinds of wines, shared stories, and since we didn't know where to go, he provided some recommendations for us! His goal was to see every winery, so we knew he was a good resource.

We had to keep moving, so off we went to Jordan Estates for lunch. Amazing scenery with the mountains. Then onto Stark-Conde which was started by some Germans & then Kanonkop, where we tasted an amazing Pinotage & Pinotage Rose. In fact we bought a case for the first time, it was so good! We also had a great time with the server, who told us about her up bringing and how her father was a pastor.

The wineries were closing down, so we drove back in Cape Town. We got stuck in heavy traffic, but even that was neat to learn about, and how other major cities struggle with traffic. As we got closer, Table Mountain appeared out of the smog as this ominous shadow.

We had one more night of our honeymoon, so we headed out to main street, Buitengracht and enjoyed the night life. We were tired, but still in that glow. The wind had calmed down, so we were hopeful that we could visit Table Mountain on the last day (our flight left in the evening at 6p)

Groot Constantia Winery (dates back to 1600s!)