Stellenbosch: Cap Classique Wine Tour & Winemaker Meetings

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Free cancellation

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Duration8h–10h

GroupUp to 10

LanguagesEN

PickupAt your hotel

Four Wineries, Five Tastings & the Story Behind South Africa's Sparkling Wine

You visit four boutique wineries across Stellenbosch, taste Cap Classique sparkling wine at each stop, meet a winemaker, and learn how South Africa's sparkling wine tradition began. Lunch, tastings, snacks, and hotel pickup are all included. The day ends with your choice of a final tasting or sunset glass before returning to Cape Town.

8h–10h

Step-by-step itinerary

Full-day Stellenbosch wine tasting tour

Visit award-winning music vineyard
Taste MCC and other wines
Pass through historic Stellenbosch town
Enjoy scenic Stellenbosch mountain views
Tour first South African sparkling wine estate
Have lunch and taste MCC wines
Cellar tour at Cap Classique Rose estate
Taste sparkling wines with artisan chocolates
Meet winemaker at boutique estate
Pair Bordeaux-style wines with cheese
Choose gin, craft beer, or MCC at sunset
Proceed to drop-offs

The Experience

One winery plays music to its vines. That's where the day starts—at a celebrated Stellenbosch estate that won the Decanter Award for best chardonnay in the world, and the vineyard's philosophy sits somewhere between science and stubbornness. You'll taste their MCC sparkling wine there, along with snacks, and the views alone justify the early pickup from your Cape Town hotel. The guide knows the region inside out, which matters because Stellenbosch isn't just a wine town—it's where South Africa's wine story actually begins.

After that first stop, you drive through the historic town itself, past the oldest university in South Africa, with mountains and valleys framing everything. The second estate is where it gets personal: this is the winery that produced South Africa's first sparkling wine, and you'll walk through the vineyard and cellar to understand how that happened. Lunch happens here too, and the MCC tastings that follow aren't rushed. The third stop is the home of the original Cap Classique Rosé—you'll see how MCC is actually made during a cellar tour, then taste their finest sparkling wines paired with artisan chocolates. By the fourth boutique estate, you're meeting the winemaker directly, pairing Bordeaux-style wines with selected cheese. It's the kind of access that changes how you think about wine.

The day ends with a choice: gin and craft-beer tasting, or a glass of MCC sparkling wine at a popular sunset venue, depending on what the group decides. Then the driver takes you back to your hotel. The whole thing runs as a small group—that's intentional, because it means the guide can actually talk to you instead of herding twenty people through a tasting room. Everything except lunch is included in the price, and pickups happen within a selected radius of Cape Town central, so you're not spending an hour in a van before the wine even starts.

What’s included

Hotel pickup and drop-off within a selected Cape Town radius.
visits to four boutique wine estates in Stellenbosch.
wine tastings and pairings at each stop.
snacks.
vineyard and cellar tours.
meeting with a winemaker.
cheese pairing.
artisan chocolate pairing.
choice of gin and craft-beer tasting or sunset MCC glass at the end of the day.
expert wine tour guide throughout. Lunch is available at one of the wineries but is not included in the tour price.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearbyNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditions

Operated by Maziara

Is this one for you?Right for wine lovers and curious travelers who want to understand Cap Classique sparkling wine and South Africa's wine history without arranging transport or tastings themselves. The full day means you visit four estates and learn from a winemaker, which is what makes the depth possible in one outing.