NitroX,

My family and I lived out in the country in the Durbanville winelands (30 mins out of Cape Town) for a good few years; I joined the nearest gun club which was the Valley Gun Club in Paarl - pretty much a trap and skeet club that is very social and it's membership included most of the winemakers in the area... given I am as keen on good wine as good shotguns I was in heaven!

My good friends from Paarl include Paul De Villiers of Landskroon Estates - and old style and historicall estate that has won just about every veritas gold award for their ports and reds - see here http://www.landskroonwines.com/

The Paarl valley also has a selection of other execllent estates that form part of the Paarl Vinters and are all top wineries- see here http://www.paarlwine.co.za/

Not to far from Paarl is Stellenbosch which is pretty much a quaint town with the "original South African wine route" which includes great estates - see here for the best of this area http://www.wineroute.co.za/

You won't go wrong with any of the above - if you want more info on specific cultivars and top brands or an introduction to Paul at Landskroon then pse drop me a email - hope this helps some.

Regards