Breedekloof’s Valley of Plenty: Where every vine tells a story
“Most Capetonians think the province’s border ends at the Huguenot tunnel,” is a quip that the friendly folk of the Breedekloof Valley are fond of using. “After that, it’s pretty much Johannesburg,” says a jolly patron at a local watering hole in Rawsonville, followed by a belly slap and a thunderous laugh.
Albeit funny, the statement was, of course, a gross generalisation. But the point this local was trying to make is that many are still blissfully unaware of the beauty that awaits them beyond the berg. The proverbial ‘light’ at the end of the tunnel if you will …
Hence, Breedekloof’s status as a wine tourism destination is still considered every much ‘up-and-coming’ and ‘emerging’ and the region flies quietly below the wine radar compared to the more established wine regions of South Africa. Although there’s a lack of prominence, this, I suspect, is all part of the Valley’s charm.