The EM Bar specialises in an expert selection of the region’s famous local wines and classic cocktails made with local craft liquor. GO BACK

The Small Restaurant makes imaginative use of ingredients from the best producers in and around the Roberston valley to offer offer simple, sophisticated and strictly seasonal Italian-inspired dishes. GO BACK

The so-called Robertson Karoo is home to a mix of vegetation that occurs only in this part of Breede River Valley. The hotel’s cactus garden features a variety of endemic succulents, gathered at the exquisite nearby Soekershof gardens. GO BACK

The spectacular Springfield estate is a must-visit when in the Robertson Wine Valley. This family-run farm is owned by ninth-generation descendants of French Huguenots, who are said to have come to South Africa from the Loire in 1688. Brother-and-sister team Abrie and Jeanette Bruwer pay homage to their family’s long tradition by making wine in

Famed for the production of Méthode Cap Classique, Graham Beck’s Robertson cellar is unmistakable with its contemporary design. The cellar was built with the surrounding Klein Karoo veld in mind, in a bid to reflect the endless views of indigenous fynbos and rocky outcrops. In the tasting area sink into a comfortable couch and be

A family affair, Marbrin was founded 20 years ago by Pieter Coetsee—who was told he’d never be able to grow olives in the Robertson Valley. Dreams sometimes do come true. The proof is in the sea of vigorous olive trees you’ll see fanning against the surrounding slopes of the Langeberg and Riviersonderend Mountains—and also in

Visit this microbrewery hidden in the mountains for handcrafted beers made with spring water. You can relax in their rustic pub, which serves country-style food as well as tall beers poured straight from the tap. Alternatively, head into the peach orchard where you can braai or picnic, both options are supplied by Saggy Stone. Whatever

Journey into the foothills of a mystical mountain world where desert aloes grow alongside lush ferns. Here you’ll f ind the family-run Kleinhoekkloof, watched over by the ‘Mountain Eye’, carved into the Langeberg Mountains. Owner Theunis de Jongh is a man of many passions. Along with the wines, he’s likely to show you his charcuterie

Be free as a bird at Kranskop. Travel high up into the Langeberg to f ind this mountainous wine farm. The prolific birdlife is living proof of its natural vineyard practices; birds of prey regularly carve through the sky and there are nests of every shape and size suspended in the trees. Winemaker and owner

The scent of lavender and wood smoke curls through the air. Hidden between rows of olive trees and bushes of herbs is a small A-frame building. Hedley and Patricia may be tending their hand-rigged lavender distiller—an ingenious invention that incorporates a copper kettle—or slitting olives (every single olive is done by hand) to be put