Address: Sanlamhof 7532, South Africa
Phone: +27 (21) 906-1620
Website: www.kaapzicht.co.za

WINE-TASTING
Weekdays: 9h00 – 16h30, (on Fridays until 16h00)
Saturdays: 9h00 - 12h00 & Public. Holidays: 9h00 – 12h00
On appointment Danie will show you the cellar and you are also welcome to go for a walk in the vineyards to see the splendid view for yourself.

Since the first vintage was bottled in 1984, Kaapzicht has become highly respected for their good value for money, quality range of wines, having earned a multitude of local and international awards. For 3 generations the Steytler Family has been running their 190 hectare large estate hands-on: Brothers Danie and George being the winemaker and viticulturist and their wives being in charge of marketing and finances, as well hiring out a venue and a self-catering cottage. This beautiful estate in the Bottelary Hills celebrated its 60th anniversary as a family farm in 2006.

Kaapzicht Wine Estate is part of the Bottelary region in the Stellenbosch district. With an ideal Meso climate, cool sea breezes and warm North-West facing slopes on old, weathered granite soil in the Bottelary Hills, Kaapzicht Estate is highly suited to producing quality wines.

On this 174 ha estate, 146 ha are planted to ~ 70% red and 30% white grape cultivars, producing between 7 - 10 ton per hectare. The Kaapzicht team is driving a rapidly expanding business with growing local and export markets. Wines are being exported under the “Kaapzicht”, “Steytler” and “Friesland” labels to countries throughout Europe, North and South America, Africa and Asia. This family-owned wine estate was first bought by the Steytler Family in 1946. In 1984 the estate was renamed ‘Kaapzicht’ after the breathtaking view from the farm’s hills over Cape Town and Table Mountain and the first estate wine was bottled under the Kaapzicht label.

The Kaapzicht range of wines includes easy drinking “Best-Value-for-Money wines”, whites and reds at different price points and increasing oak maturation, as well as a fortified desert wine and a grape juice. To complete the range a Kaapzicht Grape Spirit (Grappa) and a French oak matured Pot Still Brandy have been added. Only the finest selection of classic grapes, grown on the estate, are used to make this brandy. The rest is careful craftsmanship, hard work and patience.

International Awards are not in short supply at Kaapzicht: a Gold medal at Air France Preteux Bourgeois Classic Trophy, several gold and silver medals at the Concours Mondial in Brussels and at the International Wine Challenge in London, Gold at Mundus Vini in Germany and at Wine for Asia in Singapore. 20 years after the first Kaapzicht wine was bottled, Danie Steytler was awarded two Trophies at the International Wine & Spirits Competition in London for the Best Pinotage (‘Steytler’ Pinotage 2001) and the Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Trophy for Best Red Blend (‘Steytler’ Vision 2001).

Some of our highlights include the 5 stars in the John Platter Wine Guides 2004-6 which have been awarded over 3 consecutive years to our flagship wines Steytler Pinotage 2001 and the Steytler Vision 2001 & 2002.

The Vineyard Cottage, which is nestled amongst the vines, is a quaint two-roomed self-catering cottage with large veranda and outdoor braai. Enjoy bird watching, wine tasting, horse rides or country walks and experience the view that brought Kaapzicht its name.

Kaapzicht and the Steytler family invite you to hold your next function or ceremony at our venue. We are sure that our fully equipped venue, or the braai/spit area named “Wingerdkraal”, with garden, bar and kitchen facilities will provide the setting required for a memorable occasion.