Elgin
Elgin sits in a high, cool valley above Grabouw, about an hour from Cape Town over Sir Lowry's Pass. Apple orchards share the slopes with vineyards, and the altitude and Atlantic cloud give its Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir a fresh, precise character. Most cellar doors are small and personal, and several receive visitors by appointment. Beyond the Theewaterskloof dam, Villiersdorp Winery pours in the village.
Winetrip lists 15 wine farms in Elgin, 6 of them with a published tasting price.
Photo: Paul Clüver Family Wines
Estates and restaurants in Elgin
Experience
15 estates
Visiting Elgin: questions and answers
- How many wine farms are there in Elgin?
- Winetrip lists 15 wine farms in Elgin, each with its tasting prices, opening hours and how visits work.
- How much does wine tasting cost in Elgin?
- A standard tasting at a Elgin estate costs about R65 per person, and half of the 6 estates that publish a price charge between R55 and R90. The cheapest is R50 at Almenkerk Wine Estate. Prices are read from each estate's own website, most recently in October 2026. Tasting prices across the Cape
- Do you need to book a wine tasting in Elgin?
- 14 of the 15 estates take walk-ins during their opening hours; 1 asks visitors to book ahead. Each estate's page says which.
- Which wine farms in Elgin are open on Sunday?
- 7 of the 15 are open on Sundays, according to their hours on Google, among them Paul Cluver, Oak Valley and South Hills. All 7 open on Sunday
- What are the best wine farms in Elgin?
- Going by Google reviews, weighted so that a rating from thousands of visitors counts for more than one from a few, the highest rated in Elgin are Oak Valley (4.8 from 185 reviews), Paul Cluver (4.7 from 204 reviews) and Iona (4.7 from 151 reviews). 5 estates there rate about 4.6 or more from at least 100 reviews. All 5 top-rated estates