Wine & Cheese Tasting in Paarl

The itinerary to South Africa also included a visit to a local winery. A brief research shows that wine in South Africa dates back to 1659. It is currently one of the top 10 wine producing countries in the world. The main wine producing region is the Cape Town area in the Cape Peninsular. Prominent areas are Constantia, Stellenbosch and Paarl. Read here for more information.

We were taken to Fairview Winery in Paarl for wine and cheese tasting. Fairview Winery first produced wine in 1699, that's a long time ago.

Yumsing with our Malaysian tour guide.

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Stellenbosch, an old town we visited after the wine tasting. There is no high rise building in this town. Stellenbosch is a university town because of the presence of Stellenbosch University.

This town was at one time called the Town of Oaks due to the many Oak trees planted by the founders.

Typical old buildings in Stellenbosch.

Dutch Reformed Church, Stellenbosch