Brand new guide showcases best of the Cape winelands: top wines and cellars, top restaurants, markets, events
COMPILED BY Mike Froud of Top Wine SA and commissioned by MapStudio of New Holland Publishing, My WineRoute South Africa cuts to the chase like no SA wine guide has done before. The book classifies the country’s top wines on the basis of the best track records according to reviews by top critics in blind-tastings around the world over the past 10 years. It’s also unique in presenting the Top 20 wines in each category, by variety, and in pin-pointing the top producers of the various wine types on each of the wine routes in the Western Cape.
The book showcases the country’s Top 100 cellars, with illustrated profiles including information about the owners and the cellarmasters, the farms’ history, the wines that the cellars are most famous for as well as the business hours, wine-tasting fees, contact information, where they are in the winelands, plus details of where to eat and where to stay at these leading wineries.
Detailed maps pin-point the location of every cellar, important landmarks and places of interest. The cartography spans all of the main wine regions, districts and wards and the maps are such that you can plan your trip according to whatever your preferences might be – scenic drives, routes according to certain wine types or varieties, day-trip itineraries including lunch venues or where to go when time is short.
My WineRoute also includes recommendations in terms of the best restaurants, B&Bs, guesthouses and hotels, the markets and picnic spots, galleries and museums – those in the countryside, on the farms. Moreover, the guide’s event calendar is useful should you want to plan a trip around one of the shows or festivals in the Cape winelands.
To purchase the guide at a special price of R150 per copy (including VAT, excluding delivery/postage), click here to order via Top Wine SA. The book is currently being launched around the country and will remain on promotion until the end of September, after which the retail selling price will change to R199.95 as recommended by MapStudio.
