PRIVATE TOUR
Duration: 4 hours (approx)
Starting from USD 250 pp / ZAR 3791 pp
Book via info@coffeebeansroutes.com
Highlights
- Pairing of Soweto traditional foods with local wine favourites
- Tasting at Gerakaris Family Wines
Inclusions
- All food and drinks
- Private guide and vehicle
- Collection from and return to hotel
Exclusions
- Discretionary tips
- Items of a personal nature
Best suited for
- Travelers wanting to experience Soweto differently
- Foodies
- Wine lovers
- Travelers interested in culture
- Special interest groups
A wine experience in Johannesburg??
It may seem counter-intuitive, given that Johannesburg doesn’t have much in the way of vineyards. But what Joburg doesn’t have in vineyards, it has in drinking power, and wine trends are made in Johannesburg.
And even without vineyards, Joburg does have winemakers. There are plenty of garagiste winemakers, and, most notably, the Gerakaris Family Winery, in Craighall, Joburg’s only formal winery. We’ve seen in Cape Town how black wine makers and wine brand owners, not owning vineyards or having hundreds of years of family wine heritage, have been turning the sector totally upside down. And Johannesburg’s wine scene is the extension of that idea. It’s trend-setting.
Our Johannesburg Wine Safari, a half-day tour, features a pairing of a selection of wines much loved by Soweto wine clubs with Soweto traditional dishes, with a visit to Gerakaris for a tasting of their range.
A typical itinerary could look like this:
- 14h00 collection from accommodation, introduction to the programme. Transfer to Gerakaris
- 14h20 tasting at Gerakaris
- 16h00 wine and traditional food pairing in Soweto
- 17h20 transfer to hotel
- 18h00 drop off back at hotel
