Stellenbosch

A few days after Table Mountain, I checked another big thing off the Cape Town to-do list. Stellenbosch! Wine Country was so fun! We got picked up around 9AM and drove about 40 minutes away to Stellenbosch. The surroundings were absolutely beautiful, with rolling grassy fields, vineyards full of grapes, and beautiful mountains. We toured four different wineries and got to sample a lot of different wine! The first winery we went to was called Spier, and they not only had a winery but also a cheetah sanctuary so we got to see cheetahs. We tasted six different wines, my favorites always being the reds and the dessert wines. Second, we went to a place called Neethlingshof, and they by far had the best dessert wine! So delicious, it tasted like peach marmalade and honey. I forget the name of the third place, but there we got to sit down at a big table and were served wine. After winery number 3, we went to an EXCELLENT place for lunch. A little expensive, btu well worth it. I had a calamari dish on top of couscous with raisins. This place had an incredible view. After lunch we went to our fourth and final winery, Asara. Pretty classy, with a really nice outdoor seating area with live music. I got serenaded by the main singer, quite an experience. After, we got dropped of at our hostel—Stumble Inn—quite appropriate. After a short nap and taking some Advil to cure my throbbing wine headache, we got ready for dinner and going out! Stellenbosch is also a college town, so we went out to some of the student bars and had a really fun night! The following morning we hopped on the train and made it back to Cape Town before noon. Great way to spend part of a weekend.