Founded in 1679 by the then govender of the Cape Colony Simon Van Der Stel on the banks of The Eerste Rivier. During 1690 French Huguenot viticultural refugees settled in Stellenbosch and immediately planted grapes in the fertile valleys around Stellenbosch making it the centre of the South African Wine Industry. Stellenbosch has the largest number of wine estate with 173 in the western cape and created what is known as the Stellenbosch wine route. Establish in 1971 by Frans Malan from Simonsig , Spatz , Sperling , from Delheim and Neil Joubert from Spier. Stellenbosch has arguably the best wine estates in the country if not certainly the largest variety. Stellenbosch is also a leading university town with roughly 29,000 students per annum.
All our tours are customised, around our clients preferences including meals and especially lunches and with our intimate knowledge of our wine estates, provide the ultimate experience.
