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The Fairview farm is on the south western slopes of the Paarl mountain range, approximately 60 km from Cape Town. The farm comprises 320 hectares, of which 120 hectares are planted to vineyard. The farm ranges in altitude from 400 m above sea level on the slopes of the mountain to 180m on the valley floor. The farm is located at 33°46'21 ...
Val de Vie Estate is the only residential Polo estate in South Africa and [40] the venue for the annual Veuve Clicquot Masters Polo Cape Town. [41] The 2009 event attracted more than 3 000 spectators. [42] The sixth Sentebale Royal Salute Polo Cup was played at Val de Vie Estate, His Royal Highness Prince Harry participated. [43]
A winery is a building or property that produces wine, or a business involved in the production of wine, such as a wine company. Some wine companies own many wineries. Besides wine making equipment, larger wineries may also feature warehouses, bottling lines, laboratories, and large expanses of tanks known as tank farms.
Klapmuts is a little town just off the R44 road between Stellenbosch and Wellington, as well as the R101 road between Kraaifontein and Paarl. [ 3 ] It is well known for its surrounding wine farms. In 1683 the Dutch East India Company and established a cattle stock-farm at Klapmuts.
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) This is a list of the heritage sites in Paarl as recognized by the South African Heritage Resource Agency. SAHRA identifier Site name Description Town District NHRA status Coordinates Image 9/2/068/0037 De Rust Local Area, General De Rust Paarl Upload ...
Paarl's surrounding is shaped by a mountain range and numerous vineyards of the Cape Winelands. The Spice Route is located at the Seidelberg Wine Estate. It is a 40 minutes drive from Cape Town and 800 meters away from Fairview Wine and Cheese Estate. [7] Distances. Cape Town: 58 km; Stellenbosch: 25 km; Worcester: 61 km
In 1896 Rhodes decided to invest further in fruit farming. Pickstone advised him to buy old wine farms in the Groot Drakenstein, Wellington and Stellenbosch areas. In March 1897 Rhodes secured the first of more than 20 farms, including Boschendal and Rhone. Twelve young managers were appointed, many of whom had been trained in California.
However, the Cape Dutch tradition can still be seen in many of the farmhouses of the Wine Route, and historical towns such as Stellenbosch, Paarl, Swellendam, Franschhoek, Tulbagh and Graaff-Reinet. One characteristic feature of South African colonial architecture which has attracted the attention of many observers is the extensive use of gables.