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Guides to the Cape Winelands written from what the estates publish: tasting prices, opening hours and the drives between them.

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The Cape Winelands: the valleys, how far they are and how to visit

What the Cape Winelands are, the wine valleys from Constantia and Stellenbosch to Robertson and the Klein Karoo, how far each is from Cape Town, how many estates you can visit, what a tasting costs and how to get around.

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Wine tasting prices around Hermanus: Hemel-en-Aarde, Bot River and Stanford

What a wine tasting costs at the estates around Hermanus, from the prices on their own websites: every Walker Bay estate that publishes a price, the ones that don't, pairings, booking, and how Walker Bay compares with the other valleys.

4 min
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Route 62 wine farms: from Robertson to Oudtshoorn, town by town

The wine farms along Route 62, from the Robertson valley through Montagu, Barrydale, Ladismith and Calitzdorp to Oudtshoorn: drive times from Cape Town, the estates in each town, how to visit and what tastings cost.

5 min
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What to wear to a wine farm, in summer and winter

What to wear for wine tasting in the Cape Winelands: the weather in each season, shoes for gravel and lawns, what to bring for cellars and picnics, and the one thing to leave off.

3 min
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Wine tours from Cape Town: what they cost and what's included

Guided wine tours to Stellenbosch, Franschhoek, Paarl and Constantia from Cape Town, with the prices operators publish: group day tours, private tours, the Wine Tram and hop-on hop-off buses, and cycling tours, and what each includes.

6 min
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Wine tasting prices near Cape Town: Constantia and Durbanville

What a wine tasting costs at the estates within half an hour of Cape Town, from the prices on their own websites: every Constantia and Durbanville estate's standard tasting, pairings, booking, and how the two valleys compare with the rest of the Cape.

5 min
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Wine tasting prices in Franschhoek: what each estate charges

What a wine tasting costs at each Franschhoek estate, from the prices on their own websites: the standard tasting at every estate that publishes one, Cap Classique and pairings, the Wine Tram, booking, and how Franschhoek compares with the other valleys.

4 min
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How the Franschhoek Wine Tram works: lines, times and costs

The Franschhoek Wine Tram's five hop-on hop-off lines, the estates on each, how often the tram and its buses run, what a day costs once the tastings are added, and three sample days.

12 min
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Wine tasting prices in Paarl: what each estate charges

What a wine tasting costs at each Paarl estate, from the prices on their own websites: the standard tasting at every estate that publishes one, pairings, booking, the Wine Tram's Paarl stops, and how Paarl compares with the other valleys.

3 min
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Wine tasting prices in Stellenbosch: what each estate charges

What a wine tasting costs at each Stellenbosch estate, from the prices on their own websites: the standard tasting at every estate that publishes one, what you get for it, pairings, booking, and how Stellenbosch compares with the other valleys.

4 min
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Wine farms closest to Cape Town, and how long the drive takes

How long it takes to drive from Cape Town to each wine valley, timed on a Saturday morning, and the estates within half an hour of the city in Constantia, Durbanville and Stellenbosch.

6 min
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Wine tasting without a car in the Cape Winelands

How to visit Cape wine estates without driving: the Franschhoek Wine Tram, Stellenbosch's Vine Hopper, the Constantia wine bus, estates you can walk to, and when a driver makes sense.

7 min
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Best time to visit the Cape Winelands: a season-by-season guide

When to visit the Cape Winelands, month by month: temperature, rain and daylight, what's happening in the vineyards, school holidays and the wine festivals and whale season around them.

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How to plan a Cape Winelands day trip from Cape Town

How to plan a day in the Cape Winelands from Cape Town: how far each valley is, getting there with or without a car, five sample days with real drive times and tasting prices, and what to book.

11 min