Cape Point Vineyards opens a tasting venue

Cape Point Route is very excited to announce some hot off the press news from our favourite Cape Point Route wine estate - you guessed it Cape Point Vineyards! A new tasting facility has opened to the public offering a first hand opportunity to see what Cape Point Vineyards is all about. The tasting room has been a long awaited and much anticipated event for us local fans and we have no doubt that our visitors will be just as thrilled.

As their ninth year in production comes to an end, Cape Point Vineyards are finally in a position to welcome you to their new home!Having attended a special tasting and viewing I can highly recommend making a detour if you are planning on traversing Chapman's Peak Drive or visiting the Noordhoek Valley!

Cape Point Vineyards opened the doors to their new tasting room at our Chapmans Peak Estate on the 1st of November 2009. According to Duncan the tasting venue provides tourists and local wine-lovers with the opportunity to taste Cape Point's wines in their unique surroundings.

"People want to see where the wine is made and where the grapes grow. Offering wine-tastings and opportunities to purchase wines a stone's throw from the vineyards themselves enables us for the first time to bring our customers into this special environment that is the very essence of what Cape Point Vineyards is about."

Cape Point vineyards is proud to add a wine-tasting venue to the array of attractions visitors can enjoy in this special part of the world, so the next time that you travel through the beautiful Cape Point Route do stop and visit them at the new tasting room whether it be for a taste of our award winning wines, a cheese platter or to purchase a picnic basket to enjoy in any one of the areas magnificent sundowner spots.

Opening times:

Mon to Fri: 09:00 - 17:00; Sat: 10:00 - 17:00; Sun: 10:00 - 16:00

The Cape Point Vineyards Tasting Venue is on Chapmans Peak Estate, Chapmans Peak Drive, Noordhoek - literally just before the booms to Chappies.

GPS: 34° 5.697'S, 18° 22.288'E.

In other exciting news - Cape Point Vineyards reaped more awards in 2009.
Platter's once again awarded 3 of their wines with five stars!
2009 Cape Point Vineyards Isliedh (for the 4th consecutive year!)
Woolworths Limited Release Sauvignon Blanc
Cape Point Vineyards CWG Auction Reserve Barrel Fermented Sauvignon Blanc.

The 2008 Cape Point vineyards Sauvignon Blanc adn the 2007 Cape Point Vineyards Semillon were awarded DOUBLE GOLD at the Veritas Awards!

And finally more good news. Cape Point Vineyards has launched a new wine: a fantastic and unashamedly cloaked, vibrant and fruit forward Splattered Toad Sauvignon Blanc 2009.
The Splattered Toad is dedicated to their loveable neighbour, the Western Leopard Toad. Ever dodging traffic in nightly pursuit of refreshment, this rather large (up to 140mm) and beautiful amphibian remains endangered. To help protect it Cape Point Vineyards is donating R1 for every bottle sold to the CPV Sustainability Fund.

Retailing at approximately R38 per bottle, the Splattered Toad Sauvignon Blanc is available from their tasting room and from selected Cape Town retailers and restaurants. For more information please visit www.splatteredtoad.com