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GRAPE EXPECTATIONS

Winemakers name their wines for all sorts of important reasons, such as family members past and present, sometimes even beloved dogs - like the poodle Miss Lucy immortalised on Gabrielskloofs Cap Classique. But you would have to have solid connections or a personal vineyard to see your own name on a bottle of wine or bubbly.

Or you can visit Weltevrede Wine Estate in the Robertson Wine Valley, on the Bonnievale outskirts of the region that stretches in four directions from Rooiberg Winery - less than half an hour from Worcester on the R60 - to Bonnievale, Montagu and McGregor. Central to these are Robertson itself and Ashton.

Weltevrede offers visitors experiences such as the Captivated By Cap Classique Tour. For this, you'll descend into underground cellars, to learn more

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