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A new vineyard is being planted which will form part of a new wine route in Kommetjie, set in the Southern Cape Peninsula with impressive views
Photo by Quaid Lagan via Unsplash
The renowned winelands of the western cape province will soon welcome a new wine route in the Cape Peninsula.
This will be the country’s newest vineyard, with many others in the winelands having heritage that dates back centuries. It will welcome wine enthusiasts to the Cape’s Southern Peninsula, adding an additional and alternative wine route to the usual offering.
Developer Gerhard van der Horst, managing director of Red Cliff Property recently planted a vineyard overlooking Long Beach, Chapman’s Peak and Hout Bay. The vineyard is set to begin production in 2022, with one of the best views in the Cape Peninsula.
Van der Host is an owner of Imhoff Farm says this will increase the offerings available to visitors who come to the Southern Peninsula, all while keeping the farm’s agricultural vision alive. The farm is a historic farmstead outside Kommetjie on the Cape Point tourism route. The Cape Point route is visited by more than a million visitors every year.
The farm is currently undergoing a rejuvenation programme, including the planting of 1.5 hectares of vineyards as part of the establishment of a Kommetjie wine route. The Kommetjie wine route will ultimately form part of the Cape Point Wine District, declared in 1998.
The estate will be producing Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Methode Cap Classique and Pinotage, South Africa’s most iconic cultivar.
“The influence of the cooler breezes off the Atlantic and warmer winds from False Bay, allow grapes to ripen slowly, producing premium quality wines along one of the Cape’s most popular tourist routes, namely Cape Point,” says Van der Horst.
Visitors who travel along the Kommetjie wine route will have an itinerary that compliments other wineries, including Steenberg Wine Estate and Groot Constantia.
“Plans are already in place for another 0.5ha to be added in future phases to the current 1.5ha. These vineyards are the first to be planted in Kommetjie,” says Van der Horst. Cultivars such as Chardonnay and Pinot Noir will be produced and the farm hopes to bottle a Methode Cap Classique.
A trip along one of the Cape’s wine routes is one that is filled with culture, history and culinary experiences. With the addition of the Kommetjie wine route, visitors will be able to experience winelands from the heart of the Cape Peninsula.