My boyfriend and I visited Groote Post on our way home from St Helena Bay. Its a 10km drive off the R27 highway. The drive to Groote Post is quite nice, and if you look up on the hills to your left as you are driving towards the winery, you can see the vineyards.
The cellar door is in an old building:
As soon as you walk in, you can see some of the barrels they store wine in:
You then walk in to a very cute wine tasting room. The staff there were very friendly and informative.
The wines were nice, my favourites were The Old Man's Sparkle Methode Cap Classique - Brut Rose (R79 a bottle) and 2010 The Old Man's Blend Red at R47 a bottle. My boyfriend (who is South African) liked the 2010 Sauvignon Blanc at R63 and the 2008 Shiraz at R87. I personally feel that in comparison to other wineries, the Shiraz and Sauvignon Blanc are not as good. I also feel the Chardonnay and Reisling need improving.
Hi Chrissy
ReplyDeleteSeems as if we might have something in common. My aim is to visit each and every winery in South Africa and I'm almost half way. I've been to 309 to date. Take a look at our website http://spitorswallow.co.za/ People who visit the winelands can rate, review and tick off the wine farms they've been to and the site then provides the users with the Top 10 wine farms in South Africa. You can also see what others said about the places and what their experiences were like.
I think you'll find the site very handy to keep track off where you've been. Just log in via facebook to become a "winefly".
Enjoy our lovely wine country, there's some true gems out there!
Great!! Thank you for sharing this. I just had a look at your website and am ticking off the ones I have been to. It's a good website!
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