Die Bergkelder Winery - Stellenbosch

Resting comfortably on the slopes of the Papegaaiberg, on the outskirts of the historic old town of Stellenbosch, lies a famous landmark in the winelands. This is The Bergkelder. Founded in 1967, this 'famous cellar in the mountain' was the first of its kind in South Africa and is today home to some of the Cape's finest wines.

The Bergkelder prides itself on producing wines of exceptional quality. Its care and commitment to achieving this starts in its own rootstock mother plantation, where the best-performing plant material is nurtured, and then supplied to selected grapegrowers in the Coastal Region of the Cape.

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Address: PO Box 184, Stellenbosch 7599,
Republic of South Africa
Tel : ++27 (21) 888-3400
Fax: ++27 (21) 883-9533
Tour bookings: tours@bergkelder.co.za
Website: Die Bergkelder

The choicest yields from these vineyards are, in turn, selected and reserved for The Bergkelder's fine wines. They are vinified at The Bergkelder in Stellenbosch, one of the most technologically advanced wine cellars in the Southern Hemisphere.

Visitors will be able to amble through the modern cellar, one of the most technologically advanced in the Southern Hemisphere, to view the winemaking process. Our guided tours include:

• Presentation on winemaking
  
• Pre-bottling facilities
  
• Visit to small-wood maturation cellar
  
• Bottling hall
  
• Vinotèque bottle-maturation cellar
  
• Tasting in underground cellar
  

Tours take place from Mondays to Saturdays at the following times:
English & Afrikaans: 10:00 and 15:00
German & English: 10:30
The cost of the tour and tasting is R10.00 per adult (over 18 years)

In the new wine shop the winelover can purchase Fleur du Cap and the Stellenryck wines, as well as wines from well-known estates.