Durbanville wine valley
posted by Kerry-Anne
This shot was taken from high up on the Bloemendal wine farm in Durbanville. One of Cape Town's oldest municipalities and earliest farming areas, Durbanville was originally called Pampoenkraal (pumpkin corral); it was renamed "Durbanville" in 1836, after Sir Benjamin D’Urban, the then Governor of the Cape. There are at least nine wine cellars around Durbanville, most of which are run by families who have been farming the land here for many generations. The area is best known for its Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot and Shiraz.
2 Comments:
What a beautiful place to live...out of interest is that a constructed lake by the buildings or is it as a result of heavy rainfalls having formed an artificial lake due to the property being in a valley..
Oh and we like all the wines mentioned!!
That's Nitida's shnazzy restaurant and conference venue.
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