Avontuur Estate Farm and Wine Experience
Normal Price: R145
What you get: Free Wine Tasting
Escape to the winelands and indulge in delicious wine and mouth-watering food.
Avontuur Wine Estate is all about great wine and gorgeous views. It is set against the stunning Helderberg Mountains and overlooks False Bay, Table Mountain, and Cape Point where there is scenery in every direction.
Avontuur Estate Farm and Wine Experience Highlights
- Self-guided walks through the vineyards among paddocks filled with top-quality thoroughbred racehorses.
- A mouth-watering selection of dishes, including light meals and an a la carte menu at the estate restaurant.
- Wine and specialised tasting options in the upgraded, modernised tasting room
OVERVIEW
Enjoy a self-guided walk around the farm and experience the paddocks, vineyards, and spectacular views. Be ready with your camera, as this landscape is stunning! A detailed map is provided, allowing you to roam free and at your own pace.
Afterwards, relax in the cosy tasting room or on the terrace, and taste three of Avontuur’s award-winning wines.
HISTORY
The Avontuur Estate has been producing wine for over 140 years. The wine cellar was built in 1986 and the first wine bottle was the 1989 Avontuur Estate Cabernet Franc.
However, they don’t just provide their guests with top-quality wine. They also offer outstanding food in a highly recommended restaurant. Just over 20 years ago, there were only three Cape vineyards that offered dining on their wine farms, and Avontuur was one of them.
The adjacent stud farm was established in 1984 and hosts studs that are among South Africa’s best.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Hours: Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 5 pm | Saturday & Sunday from 9 am to 4 pm
Phone: +27 (0)21 855 3450
Website: www.avontuurestate.co.za
THINGS TO KNOW
ADVICE FOR VISITORS
Your visit would not be complete without stopping in at the restaurant, voted number one in the Helderberg area, for a meal and maybe another glass or two of vino. Bonus – the restaurant caters for vegan and vegetarian diners too.
Walk off your meal with a farm walk through the vineyards and among the paddocks dotted with quality thoroughbreds. Prepare yourself for the farm walk with sunscreen, sun hats, water, and comfortable shoes. Although not a strenuous walk, it is not suitable for wheelchairs.
DID YOU KNOW
Avontuur Estate grows four white grape and seven red grape cultivars. Their wines cover three ranges:
- Vintner’s Range for easy drinking
- Estate Range, a more quality wine
- Premiere Range, our flagship wine, reflects the best their winemaker can produce each year. Most of the wines in the flagship range are named after the estate’s top horses
