The Cellar Door is the oldest building on the farm, situated close to Le Rhone Manor House and a short distance from the winery. At the Cellar Door tasting center we introduce you to our award winning range of wines in a relaxed and informal atmosphere.We take particular care to make your wine tasting experience as entertaining, informative and interactive as possible.

Our friendly Cellar Door staff are welcoming and professional with a wealth of knowledge and enthusiasm. Visitors can savour our wines outside the Cellar Door in the shade of the famous old spreading oak with our obliging staff on hand to offer many tips and tales of how best to enjoy Boschendal. Tours of the cellar and vineyards are also conducted during summer, while in winter we offer a more detailed cellar tour and walk through the exhibition vineyard at your leisure.

Wine tasting centre

The Boschendal wine tasting centre at our Cellar Door offers visitors the chance to taste and purchase the full range of Boschendal wines.
Standard informal tasting: Select five wines at R20,00 per person. Tasting notes are provided.

Guided wine tasting: One of our advisors presents a pre-selection of five wines to the group along with information on the characteristics of each wine and suggestions for food and wine combinations.
R30,00 per person.

Opening hours: Summer October to March Monday to Sunday, 08h30 - 18h00.
                       Winter April to September Monday to Sunday, 08h30 - 16h30. 

Tours

Cellar tours:
These tours are 30 minutes long and include a visit to our red wine cellar.
Visitors are provided with the history of Boschendal and background on its viticultural heritage.
R25,00 per person.
Tours depart at 10h30, 11h30 and 15h00.
Booking essential.

Vineyard tours:
Conducted at 10h30 and 11h30 daily and lasting about one hour, these tours follow a route through the vineyard to a spectacular viewing point on the slopes of the Simonsberg Mountain .
Limited to 12 people and only operational between November and April.
R30,00 per person.
Booking essential.

Exhibition Vineyard:
A self guided tour allowing visitors the opportunity of walking through a vineyard where they can experience our grape varietals and viticultural practices at close range.
Best enjoyed from October to March.

Just like our French ancestors, we believe that every great wine deserves a great cheese!

At Franschhoek Cellar you can experience a very special taste adventure with Franschhoek Cellar wines and Truckles Traditional Cheese handmade by a local boutique cheese maker. We have teamed up with the folk at Truckles to create a sensory sensation with a specific cheese delicately matched to each of our single variety Franschhoek Cellar wines.

Some great matches to watch out for include the Franschhoek Cellar Statue de Femme Sauvignon Blanc with a deliciously creamy goats milk cheese that perfectly rounds off the crisp tart edges of the perky wine. Or for the more adventurous palate, the pungent yet flavourful Gorgonzola nibbled in tandem with our Franschhoek Cellar Baker Station Syrah is almost worthy of spontaneous applause!

But don’t take our word (or tastes) for it! Come and experience the great pleasure of some of the best South African wine and cheese right here at our cellar door.

We offer:
WINE TASTINGS
WINE & CHEESE SALES
CHEESE & WINE PAIRING    (By appointment only)
CHEESE PLATTERS
          
Although we welcome spontaneous visits, we do encourage you to please make your reservation in advance to be sure of the very best availability and service

Bellingham’s ancestral home on the original Bellingham farm in the magnificent Franschhoek valley provides a luxury immersion in the beauty of the Cape winelands playing host to our most valued local and international guests.  

The historic cottage located alongside the national monument Bellingham Manor house once served as our founder’s  guest accommodation for famous visitors including author Frederick Forsythe, foreign politicians Ian Smith and Clifford du Pont, actors Joan Brickhill and Michael Atkinson, and nephew of the great British leader, Peregrin Spencer Churchill.

Fondly known as  ‘The Bellingham’, the cottage underwent extensive reconstruction by architect Sakkie Rust and builders Frank and Adriano Bertoncello as well as full interior design by Stephanie Bentum to restore the structure and retain its historic charm. The result is a beautifully furnished and decorated locale that captures the Bellingham heritage in authentic, lavish style whilst remaining restful and approachable.

By Invitation Only.