New World Wine Region?.. Hardly!

South African grapes were first pressed on 2nd February, 1659, a mere seven years after Europeans first landed in the Cape, and more than a century before Captain Cook claimed Australia for the English. Even back then the Constantia region - now an up-market rural suburb of Cape Town - was exporting sought -after wine to Europe, a practice which continues today, although with far greater variety and quantity of wines.    

The Cape and surrounds would have to be one of the most beautiful wine regions in the world

The Cape boasts the most beautiful landscapes of all the wine producing regions in the world. Gentle Hills, Sea views... with great craggy mountain peaks.. Winemaking sure has been a colorful thread in the fabric of local life since the first Dutch settlers arrived. 

A glass of wine is simply the start of a varied and wonderful journey...

Visit restored Cape Dutch Manor houses, sip a Pinotage or a Chenin Blanc, gaze across vast valleys of wine farms, picnic under century old camphor trees - embrace history, culture, roots, traditions, and heritage. 

Committed to making EVERY memory count!

Wines from South Africa's Iconic Estates  -  Sip superb Meerlust, Kanonkop, Vergelegen, Rust & Vrede, Beyerskloof, Boschendal, Warwick

Wine Estate Tours  - South African Iconic Wine Estate Tours with a dash of cookery lessons –  Personal intro's to the Winemakers who make your favourite wines/ wonderful cookery lessons - September 2010 next tour.. more info? jeanw@thecapeclub.com

Corporate Gift Packs - need to send out a thank  you gift?.. want to say 'Congratulations' .. 'sorry I messed up'... 'Mozeltov'... whatever the reason, we send out our Exclusive Wine Gift Pack across Australia to your friends/clients on your behalf. Make it a bottle of Meerlust plus a bottle of Verglegen Sauvignon Blanc?.. or what about a bottle of Kanonkop Pinotage and a bottle of Boschendal Chenin Blanc - your choice! We'll even add your business card to the neck!

Leather luggage  BYO leather wine holders in association with Melvill & Moon Safari Equippers and Suppliers “The romance of an age gone by” - see under 'Accessories' for picture

Zebra, kudu, impala skins/rugs  -  NOW available across Australia - All skins/hides/rugs come with CITES/customs certificates - Super A Grade glossy sheen - click animal skins for further details 

Wine Tasting events and special guest dinners  - and much more! Tri Nations Challenges, Blind Wine Tasting events

When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion - Ethiopian proverb

Chink! Chink! Cheers

Jean Wethmar