Wijntoer - Reserve tour with a winemaker!

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Summary

Experience Details

What You’ll Experience

Where to Meet

Reviews

Location

Cape Winelands

Duration

4 hours

Number of Guests

2 - 4 guests

Language

English, German

Other

Vegetarian, Pet-friendly, Private Experience

Digital Ticket

Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Experience a unique wine tour with a qualified winemaker through South Africa's top producers. Enjoy hands-on vineyard walks, barrel tastings, and insights into the wine industry.

For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

This tour is for the more serious minded wine enthusiast!

We visit some of South Africa’s Top Producers in Stellenbosch, Franschhoek, Paarl.

With this tour you are accompanied by a qualified winemaker who has a B.Sc Agric Viticulture & Oenology degree at the University of Stellenbosch - and lots of experience with wine production in South Africa & around the world.

The tour can also be conducted in GERMAN

You will get much more info hands-on with the winemaker, than with any of our other tours. The winemaker has numerous contacts in the industry and gives you a broad overview of the SA wine industry in general and assists with shipping wine abroad / exports.

Vineyards walks, barrel tasting, meeting winemakers and owners are some of the highlights during the day.

The tour will be include various top end producers in the SA wine industry. You will walk away with a friend and hopefully some excellent wines to enjoy on your holiday.

What You Get

Water in the vehicle

Qualified winemaker as tour guide

Cheese & wine pairing booking with a winemaker

Lunch costs

Any wine purchases on tour

Tasting fees at the estates

Good To Know

Please inform us of your pickup address / hotel name and we will pick you up from your exact location.
The tour is only available on weekdays Monday to Friday.
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Service animals allowed

What You’ll Experience

Mitre's Edge Wine Estate

Cheese & wine pairing tasting with Lola, the winemaker and owner. She is very passionate and will sit with you and talk about wine, while you taste some of her hand crafted wines.

1 hourAdmission Ticket Not Included

David Finlayson Wines at Edgebaston Vineyard

Taste with the marketing manager, great selection of wines. Stunning views, by appointment only. Owned by the Finlayson family.

1 hourAdmission Ticket Not Included

Rust en Vrede Tasting Room

We lunch at Rust & Vrede estate for the Winemakers lunch - 2 options available. Steak / Salmon with a glass of wine. Alternatively we will book at Guardian Peak Restaurant. You can let us know what you prefer.

2 hoursAdmission Ticket Free

Grangehurst Winery

Small boutique estate, older style wines. Focus on red wines. You will taste with the marketing manager or owner. This is estate could change if they are not available for a appointment.

1 hourAdmission Ticket Not Included

Ken Forrester Wines

We can end the day at Ken Forrester known for their Chenin Blanc and Rhone style reds or we can visit small boutique estates of Posthouse / Le Riche for amazing red wines. It will depend on availablity and guests tastes in wine.

1 hourAdmission Ticket Not Included

Start Time

Start Time / Opening Hours

01/12/2021 - 21/07/2027

MONDAY

FRIDAY

09:30 - 17:30

Meeting & Pickup

Pickup Point

Select a pickup point

Cancellation Policy
For experiences with opening hours, the cancellation deadline is 24 hours before the earliest opening time on the scheduled date.
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Reviews

4.8

based on 8 reviews

(Viator)

Excellent wines

October 11, 2025

We visited 4 boutique vineyards. Quality wines and great experiences. I had expected a wine maker to kead the tour and discuss the wines more, however that was not the case. TJ was a great guide pr...read more

(Viator)

Fabulous, knowledgeable tour

January 29, 2025

Great wine tour! My husband has been in the wine industry for years and our guide Louis was very knowledgeable. It was refreshing to have someone who knows and is willing to share so much local...read more

(TripAdvisor)

Lovely day in the vineyards

November 18, 2021

We had a great tour around three Stellenbosch vineyards with Martin Stevens and a first rate lunch as well. It was great to see more of the area, surrounded by mountains and bucolic fields. Camino ...read more

(TripAdvisor)

Das Weinerlebnis dieser Reise

October 07, 2021

Unsere Wine-Tasting-Tour mit Martin war ein wirkliches Highlight unseres diesmaligen SA-Trips und eine Bereicherung unseres (doch eher) zaghaften Kenntnisse über Wein, Herstellung, Geschmack, Beurt...read more

(TripAdvisor)

Stunning Stellenbosch!

March 31, 2021

Great day out visiting amazing wine farms in beautiful Stellenbosch! Louis, our guide, is a qualified winemaker and he shared a lot of interesting insights to the ins and outs of the industry. High...read more