The Swartland Wine and Olive Route

Welcome to the Santam Swartland Wine and Olive Route

The warm and welcoming Swartland area of the Western Cape encompasses a uniquely diverse geographic region, from the undulating hills of the Paardeberg in the south to the rolling waters of the Berg River in the north.

Here lie the charming historic towns of Malmesbury, Piketberg and Porterville, and the twin villages of Riebeek Kasteel and Riebeek West, nestled on the slopes of the looming Kasteelberg.

Sweeping wheat fields – golden in summer, mint-green in winter – are punctuated by azure dams on working farms, and sheep and cattle dot the landscape. Huge swathes of natural vegetation burst with fynbos plants – proteas, restios and ericas – and the rich resident birdlife is complemented in spring by migrants, with steppe buzzards and black shouldered kites common along roadside fence posts.

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Swartland Wine Route Regions

Paardeberg Wine Route

Riebeek Valley Wine Route

Malmesbury Wine Route

Berg River Wine Route

Wine Farms of the Swartland Wine and Olive Route

Abbotts Hill Wines

Allesverloren Estate

Annex Kloof Wines

Babylon’s Peak Private Cellar

Badenhorst Family Wines

Dragonridge Wines

Franki’s Vineyards

Het Vlock Kasteel

Kloofenburg Vineyards

Meerhof Wine Cellar

Mullineux Family Wines

Nassua Winery

Nieuwedrift Vineyards

Nuweland

Org de Rac

Porcelain Mountain

Pulpit Rock Winery

Riebeeck Cellars

Swartland Winery

Winkelshoek