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- English
This Cape Town wine walk connects urban wine tasting with the city’s earliest wine history. Guests start at Minimalist Wines in Gardens, then follow the story of the Cape’s first vines through Company’s Garden, St George’s Mall and Greenmarket Square before visiting Honest Chocolate and ending with a final tasting at Dorrance Wines or Bouchon.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
Meeting point: Minimalist Wines, 2B Roodehek Street, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001. On the corner of Roodehek Street and Hope Street.
End point: Bouchon Wine Bar and Bistro, 95 Hout Street, Heritage Square, Cape Town City Centre, 8001.
Itinerary
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Visit Minimalist Wines, a working urban winery in Cape Town’s Gardens neighbourhood. Enjoy a guided Syrah tasting and discover how different vineyard locations shape each wine’s character. Learn about the winery’s minimal-intervention approach while exploring the flavours and stories behind its wines.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket included -
Company's Gardens (Pass by)
Walk through Company’s Garden as your guide traces Cape wine’s beginnings, from the first vines planted here in 1655 to the first Cape wine produced in 1659. Discover how a garden supplying passing ships helped lay the foundations for a wine industry. Hear about the people, labour and trade that shaped its development, connecting this history to the wines tasted earlier.
Admission ticket free -
(Pass by)
Continue along St George’s Mall as the story expands from vineyards to city life. Your guide connects Cape Town’s growth as a port and trading centre with the development of its wine culture, bringing together the movement of people, goods and ideas.
Admission ticket free -
Greenmarket Square (Pass by)
Walk through Greenmarket Square and take in its city-centre atmosphere. Continue the conversation about commerce, cultural exchange and the people who shaped Cape Town, placing the wine industry within the city’s wider story.
Admission ticket free -
2Honest Chocolate
Stop at Honest Chocolate on Wale Street to discover a local bean-to-bar chocolate maker. Explore how chocolate and wine share ideas of origin, bitterness, acidity, texture and craft. Your guide connects these flavours to the wines tasted on the tour; any extra chocolate purchases are optional.
20 minutes • Admission ticket included -
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End at the urban winery setting of Dorrance Wines and Bouchon for a final tasting. Reflect on the journey from the Cape’s earliest vines to its contemporary wine scene, bringing together the history, flavours and stories encountered along the way.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
Additional info
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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