From Cape Town we moved on to Stellenbosch for 2 days. This required wine tasting, at Boschendal, Simonsig, Beyerskloof and Rustenberg. At Simonsig we sat outside in the sun, sipping our wine, with a new wine appearing every 10-15 minutes. Definately the way to relax. At Rustenberg we were guided through the tasting with special shaped glasses that you rolled on the counter-top to air the wine. Just as on our honeymoon we bought 2 bottles of their Brampton Viognier - which has the most wonderful aftertaste of apricots.
The trip had been scheduled for us to be in Franschoek on a Saturday. On our honeymoon we had accidentally visited Haute Cabriere for the cellar tour conducted by Achim von Arnhem. He only does the Saturday tour and is a real character. With Dad being very into wine we couldn't let this opportunity miss. It was everything that we had hoped. Informative and entertaining. I got to open a bottle of champagnois wine with a sabre this time - I still have the mounted cork. We followed the visit up with lunch in his restaurant - very good.
The rest of our 3 days in Franschoek were fairly relaxing, involving great food in the evening (it is the food capital of South Africa) and visiting the Huguenot museum and monument.
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