Durbanville Hills - Durbanville

I went to Durbanville Hills on a monday to have a wine tasting and lunch with a friend and unfortunately the restaurant is not open on Mondays. So we only did a wine tasting here. There is a fee for trying the wines, but it is a reasonable price, I think it was approximately R20 pp.

Durbanville Hills is well known for its Sauvignon Blanc with the locals. Durbanville Hills SB is a good option if you are looking for a cheaper wine to drink while at a restaurant. However, I personally don't think their sauvignon blancs compare with other wineries in the area, or with some of the SB's in Constantia!!!

Durbanville wine region is the better region for making Sauvignon Blanc, so if you want to do a wine tour for trying Western Cape SB's then this is a good route to take. There are plenty of wineries on the same road.

I have seen the menu for the restaurant online, and it looks fab!! My friend and I plan to go back this Friday to try the restaurant. I shall write a new blog to let you know what I think of the food.

The winery is set up on a hill, and has lovely views. The lady who served us allowed us to choose a wine to try and then walk around the building, go upstairs to see the view before coming back for our next wine to try. There are several places you can sit to enjoy the tasting, however, they don't come to you to pour the wine, you do have to keep going back to the bar to get your next wine to try.

Also, I found out when trying the wines that some of their sauvignon blanc is exported to NZ. I was shocked to hear that, as I believe it doesn't compare to our Sauvignon Blanc in NZ. Also, I don't undertsand why a NZ'er would buy SA sauvignon blanc over NZ SB when ours is sooooo good :-) My only thought is that they can beat the price of local NZ wine.

I guess overall, you could say I am not that impressed with Durbanville SB but while I remember, I did like their Shiraz, I almost bought a bottle. So even though the whites may not be so great, it is still worth checking out this place for the variety of wines they have on offer and for the views.

Unfortunately I don't have any photos of this winery, be sure to check it out on http://www.durbanvillehills.co.za. I shall get some photos this week when I go for lunch.