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A Taste of History

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  Excelsior Wine Estate
Phone +27.236151980
Fax +27.236152019
eMail info@excelsior.co.za
URL www.excelsior.co.za
Address P.O. Box 17
Ashton
6715
South Africa

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Phone  +27.236151980
Fax  +27.236152019
eMail  info@excelsior.co.za
Internet  www.excelsior.co.za
Robertson
NO Large groups welcome  Child friendly  Wheelchair access
WINE ROUTE:  Robertson
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Come and join us at Excelsior Estate for a taste of history.

Over 300 years ago when Jacobus de Wet, the first member of the de Wet family to arrive in South Africa, docked in Cape Town he was armed with little more than an entrepreneurial spirit and a love of wine. As an official of the Dutch East India Company he made planting vines a priority and went on to buy a large farm in Stellenbosch. Jacobus was one of the first wine makers in Cape Town and the Southern hemisphere.

Since then, there have been generations of de Wet vinophiles. In the three centuries since Jacobus arrived, the family have perfected the art of making fine wines and have been presented with numerous awards over the last decade.

Visitors to Excelsior are invited to sample some of these award-winning wines in the wooden beamed tasting room which overlooks the vineyards and a dam. The Langeberg Mountain range forms a backdrop in a palette of purple and blue reflected in the dam where water birds make their home. Sharing a bottle of wine with friends while sitting on the deck of the tasting room taking in the view is an idyllic way to spend an afternoon.

You're invited to become an honorary member of de Wet and take up the tradition of blending your own varietal to combine generations of skill and flair with your own style. You can then bottle your blend, cork and label it as your 'own creation'.

Cellar tours are available. Groups of up to 10 people are welcome but as this is a working farm booking in advance is essential.
 
opening hours

Mon - Fri: 10h00 - 16h00
Sat: 10h00 -15h00
We are not open on Sundays
Public holidays:  10h00 - –15h00
 
directions
From Cape Town follow the N1 past Paarl, through the Hugenot tunnel to Worcester. Turn into Worcester and follow signs for Robertson (R60). At Robertson you have two options: 

Option 1. 
Enter Robertson (at the Dros) and drive 2.4km to the circle. At the circle, take the Bonnievale (R317) turnoff and continue for 10.7km. Turn left at the Ashton sign and continue 2 km to the Excelsior entrance. Excelsior sign posts are visible along the way. 

Option 2. 
Enter Robertson (at the Dros), drive 2.4km to the circle. At the circle, continue straight on towards Ashton/Montagu (R60). Continue for 11.7km. Turn right at the Bonnievale (R317) sign and continue 2 km to the Excelsior entrance. Excelsior sign posts are visible along the way. 

From Swellendam (N2) or Oudtshoorn 
Drive through Ashton and a further 2.6 km to the Bonnievale (R317) turnoff. Turn left and continue 2 km to the Excelsior entrance, following the Excelsior sign posts along the way. 

The closest international airport is Cape Town International approximately 160 km away.