CuisineWine Bar
Price$$$
NeighborhoodConstantia
HoursDaily 10:00-18:00. Last tasting 17:00.
Last verified

Food program: No kitchen at the tasting bar; Bistro Sixteen82 on the same estate covers meals.

Tip: Book ahead, since the tasting room takes no walk-ins, and bring a card, because the estate is a cashless facility.

Wine Bar tastings, classes and tours in Cape Town

See all 816 bookable experiences in Cape Town

Location

Address: Steenberg Road, Constantia, Cape Town 7945

Also in Constantia

Groot Constantia Wine Tasting Room ★ 4.2

$$ Wine BarConstantia

Groot Constantia's tasting room pours from South Africa's oldest wine estate, in the historic Constantia valley a short scenic drive from Cape Town.

PourThe Grand Constance dessert wine, a revival of the estate's 18th century original.

WineSouth Africa's oldest wine estate, pouring its Sauvignon Blanc, Pinotage and dessert Grand Constance in the Cloete Cellar and Manor House.

FoodNo kitchen at the tasting counter; Jonkershuis and Simon's restaurants sit on the same estate.

TipBuy the Visitors Route Experience ticket, which adds the Manor House Museum and Cloete Cellar to a five wine tasting.

Klein Constantia Tasting Room ★ 4.5

$$$ Wine BarConstantia

Klein Constantia's tasting room pours the revived Vin de Constance dessert wine on its historic Constantia estate, a drive from central Cape Town.

PourVin de Constance, tasted vertically across three vintages.

WineHome of the revived Vin de Constance dessert wine, poured with the estate's own Klein Constantia range.

FoodTastings only for now; the estate Bistro is closed for renovations until the end of October.

TipBook ahead, since capacity is small; the Vin de Constance Experience, a vertical of three vintages, costs R1000 a head.

Constantia Glen Wine Tasting Room ★ 4.0

$$ Wine BarConstantia

Constantia Glen's tasting room pours Bordeaux style estate wines with sweeping mountain views, a boutique Constantia stop near Cape Town city.

PourThe estate's flagship Bordeaux-style red blend, tasted on the terrace.

WineA boutique high-altitude estate pouring Bordeaux-style whites and reds with sweeping mountain views.

FoodA food menu for lunch or an early dinner, with lighter dishes to pair with the five wine tastings on offer.

TipSit on the terrace for the mountain view, and go Friday or Saturday when the tasting room stays open into the evening.

Full Constantia food guide →

More wine bars in Cape Town

Wine Concepts Newlands ★ 3.7

$$ Wine BarNewlands

Wine Concepts Newlands pours free tastings six days a week behind its retail counter in the Cardiff Castle building, a Cape Town specialist wine shop.

PourWhichever bottle is open at the daily free tasting counter that week.

WineA specialist wine, beer and spirits shop in the Cardiff Castle building with a standing free tasting counter.

FoodRetail only, no kitchen; tastings are poured alongside the shop shelves.

TipTastings run on weekdays from 16:00 to 19:00 and on Saturdays from 12:00 to 15:00, so time a visit to that window.

Groot Constantia Wine Tasting Room ★ 4.2

$$ Wine BarConstantia

Groot Constantia's tasting room pours from South Africa's oldest wine estate, in the historic Constantia valley a short scenic drive from Cape Town.

PourThe Grand Constance dessert wine, a revival of the estate's 18th century original.

WineSouth Africa's oldest wine estate, pouring its Sauvignon Blanc, Pinotage and dessert Grand Constance in the Cloete Cellar and Manor House.

FoodNo kitchen at the tasting counter; Jonkershuis and Simon's restaurants sit on the same estate.

TipBuy the Visitors Route Experience ticket, which adds the Manor House Museum and Cloete Cellar to a five wine tasting.

Klein Constantia Tasting Room ★ 4.5

$$$ Wine BarConstantia

Klein Constantia's tasting room pours the revived Vin de Constance dessert wine on its historic Constantia estate, a drive from central Cape Town.

PourVin de Constance, tasted vertically across three vintages.

WineHome of the revived Vin de Constance dessert wine, poured with the estate's own Klein Constantia range.

FoodTastings only for now; the estate Bistro is closed for renovations until the end of October.

TipBook ahead, since capacity is small; the Vin de Constance Experience, a vertical of three vintages, costs R1000 a head.

Constantia Glen Wine Tasting Room ★ 4.0

$$ Wine BarConstantia

Constantia Glen's tasting room pours Bordeaux style estate wines with sweeping mountain views, a boutique Constantia stop near Cape Town city.

PourThe estate's flagship Bordeaux-style red blend, tasted on the terrace.

WineA boutique high-altitude estate pouring Bordeaux-style whites and reds with sweeping mountain views.

FoodA food menu for lunch or an early dinner, with lighter dishes to pair with the five wine tastings on offer.

TipSit on the terrace for the mountain view, and go Friday or Saturday when the tasting room stays open into the evening.

Openwine ★ 3.8

$$ Wine BarCity Bowl

Openwine on Wale Street, opened by an Italian family in 2016, pours small batch South African wines from weekly specials in Cape Town's first enoteca.

PourWhichever small batch South African bottle leads that week's specials

WineBilled as Cape Town's first enoteca, stocking small batch South African labels with no fixed list, only weekly specials.

FoodA short food menu to go with the wine, alongside a Sunday house band and jam session.

TipGo on a Sunday for the house band's improvised set and the jam session with visiting musicians that follows it.

Culture Wine Bar ★ 4.4

$$ Wine BarCity Bowl

Culture Wine Bar on Bree Street in Cape Town pours South African cult bottlings, natural wines and imports from France to Australia, with weekend live jazz.

PourA sommelier-led flight pairing a South African natural wine against an international counterpart.

WineA wall of South African cult bottlings and small-grower natural wines alongside special imports from France and Australia.

FoodSnacky bits from chef Matt Manning: charcuterie, cheese boards, a prawn po'boy and a signature croque monsieur.

TipGo at the weekend for the live jazz, and book a booth ahead; the R150 a head deposit comes off the final bill.

See every wine bars pick in Cape Town →

← Back to Wine Bars in Cape Town ← Cape Town food guide