Welcome to Wine Fly

Plan a Cape wine day

Pick one valley and two stops. The map gives you the drive between them, and leaves the rest of the Cape for another afternoon.

Plan your trip

Watercolour of vine rows, a dirt road, and mountains. — Illustration of a Cape vineyard day. Not a photograph of a particular estate.

Games

Test your Cape wine knowledge.

Or spin the wheel and try something new. A valley you have not driven, a grape you keep skipping, or three levels if you think you are a true Wine Fly.

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Where

Two stops is a full day. Pick a valley, then make the plan. A second day is another pair, not five estates.

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Pick a valley and press Make this plan. Two stops is a full day.

Have a fun day out

Pick one valley and stay with it. The four cards are the day trips people try to fit into a single afternoon.

Constantia Durbanville Helderberg Stellenbosch Franschhoek Paarl Elgin Hemel-en-Aarde Walker Bay Robertson Swartland Tulbagh

Ways to spend the day

A few shapes for the trip, depending on who is in the car.

Stellenbosch, ten namesTen estates, and why you'd bother with each one. First tastingA slower Stellenbosch day if nobody in the car has done this before. Franschhoek for twoBook lunch first. A second estate only if you're not already running late. With childrenLawns, playgrounds, and ducks that have a better schedule than you do. With a petOnly where the vineyard has said yes. Phone if you're not sure. One day from the cityConstantia if you need to be back for dinner. Stellenbosch if the day is free.

Learn something new

Short reads on the grapes, the bottles, and when it is worth going.

How it's made hereWhat happens between the vine and the bottle, in Cape weather. RedsPinotage, Cabernet and Syrah, and where each one usually comes from. WhitesChenin is the local white. Sauvignon is the one most people already know. MCCBottle-fermented sparkling wine, and why Robertson comes up so often. Sweet and fortifiedNoble late harvest, muscat, and the port-style bottles. When to goHarvest, the southeaster, winter rain, and when you should book.