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THE CAPE WINELANDS
– PAARL, FRANSCHHOEK AND STELLENBOSCH
FRANSCHHOEK
Situated some 75 km east of Cape Town, Franschhoek
is one of the premier destinations in the World
of Wine. Franschhoek, meaning 'French corner',
was so named after the French Huguenots who settled
here in the 1680s.
Today, that noble tradition is carried forward
by the members of the Vignerons de Franschhoek:
Twenty-one wine farms, including some of South
Africa's most respected names, producing many
of South Africa's top wines.
STELLENBOSCH
Just 30 minutes from Cape Town, the Stellenbosch
Wine Route represents the culmination of a long
tradition of winemaking.
Founded in 1679, the region’s cool climate
and fertile soils combined with the planting of
the correct varieties of grapes have produced
a knowledge of winemaking spanning three centuries.
The Stellenbosch Wine Region today is synonymous
with high-quality, award-winning wines.
PAARL
Situated approximately 50 km
north-east of Cape Town, Paarl, meaning ‘pearl’,
was named after a massive granite rock that glows
like a pearl in the sunlight.
Founded in 1687 and one
of the three oldest European settlements in South
Africa, Paarl is renowned for its exquisite, world-class
red wines because of the granite content in the
soil - hence the route’s nickname, the ‘Red
Route’.
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