Wine estates along the Garden Route offer a sampling of an array of beautiful award winning wines in breath-taking surroundings. Plettenberg Bay (AKA the Plett Wine Route), has been classified as a “Wine of Origin” region and the route between Knysna and Plett offers some of the most beautiful wine estates in the country with sun-kissed bouquets and gourmet fare. Let’s take a look at two prominent vineyards along the Garden Route…
Four beautiful wine estates worth visiting:
Packwood is an award winning vineyard & country estate along the Garden Route. The estate also has a working dairy farm.
What sets Packwood apart from other wine estates?
For more information:
Packwood Estate
Tel: + 27 (0) 44 532 7614 | Mobile: +27 (0) 82 253 9621
– An award-winning vineyard in a prime position on a gently rolling hill 330 metres above sea level.
– Amazing views and surrounded by indigenous forest; the sounds of nature in abundance.
– A fully operational dairy farm with 950 resident Jersey cows.
– Award-winning handcrafted wines and bubbly, courtesy of the Sauvignon blanc, Chardonnay, & Pinot noir cultivars.
– Homemade cheese platters featuring delicacies from the estate’s farm.
– Easily accessed from both Plett or Knysna for wine tasting & cheese platters or bookable self catering cottages for country style accommodation on a working vineyard.
Bramon Wine Estate, is a boutique estate situated 20km East of Plettenberg Bay at The Crags.
What sets Bramon apart from other wine estates?
For more information:
Bramon Wine Estate
Tel: + 27 (0) 44 534 8007 | Restaurant: +27 (0) 73 833 8183
– A boutique wine estate with an impressive 250 ton Cellar capacity.
– Prime positioning, sitting just 20km East of Plettenberg Bay.
– Award winning harvests including a sparkling Methode Cap Classique & a still Sauvignon blanc.
– An organic vineyard restaurant overlooking the Tsitsikamma mountains & The Elephant Sanctuary.
– Wines at the restaurant that can be obtained at the cellar price.
– A Tasting Centre on the N2 where one can sample & purchase an array of Bramon wines.
Wine is bottled poetry. – Robert Louis Stevenson
Photo Credits: Packwood Wine Estate, Sharyn Hodges Photography, and Bramon Wine Estate.
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Newstead will never feel commercial but it will always be exceptional. Since the first harvest a few years ago, its wines have won awards (including Michelangelo double golds) and elevated the region’s winemaking credentials, while picnics in the vineyards, polo, summer solstice parties and bespoke events have attracted visitors and groups from out of town and country.
What sets Newstead apart from other wine estates?
For more information:
Newstead Wines
Tel: + 27 (0) 76 300 9740 | Restaurant: +27 (0) 76 300 9740
– From sugar and dairy farms in KwaZulu-Natal, the owners came to make wine in the Garden Route.
– Prime positioning, sitting just 17km North East of Plettenberg Bay.
– They produce Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir .
– The restaurant lunches are guided by the season, inspired by the moment, and made from scratch using ingredients that are locally-sourced (often as local as our own vegetable, herb and flower garden).
– They have their own cycle route and have weekly rides on a Saturday morning at 10, ending with a eisurely luch in the Vineyards!
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What sets Kay & Monty apart from other wine estates?
For more information:
Kay & Monty
Tel: + 27 (0) 44 534 8387 or +27 (0) 79 965 9779
– Kay and Monty Vineyards is a boutique wine farm with just 5 hectares of land under grape.
– An award winning vineyard
– They keep the production small in order to deliver unique, hand crafted wines with appealing new flavours.
– They offer delicious platters of cheeses and meats paired with locally sourced artisanal breads and our wines of course!
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