Hey YouTube fans, we're on our way from Pat Busch in Robertson to Doolhof in Wellington.
and our route is taking us across the spectacular Baines Kloof pass,
which is actually a national monument. It was completed 1854 by Andrew Baines
using convict labor. It was originally for horse and carts obviously, but it was tarred in
later years.But it really is truly a spectacular mountain pass, I mean just look at that!
On the final stretch to Doolhof, hitting the gravel.
That's actually when we came down, we came down the pass there.
Doolhof, there's the Africamps sign.
Do that walkthrough.
You need to bear in mind that a lot of these camps are on working farms. As you can hear
they're busy spraying the vineyards just just behind the trees there, which is fine.
I mean, it's how we get wine on our tables, and we've got some right here, not a Doolhof
but it's a very nice one anyway. And, but bear that in mind, if you're here during the week,
you may or may not have to put up with the sounds of day-to-day farm life. This is looking good
And the hot tub is actually quite warm, it's actually really nice.
We're at Doolhof wine estate
just outside the town of Wellington in the Western Cape, tucked away in a little valley between
Wellington and Baines Kloof pass. The closest Africamps property to Cape Town. An hour's drive,
even less than an hour, so it's definitely one that should be on your bucket list if it's not already.
The estate is owned and run by two business partners, Johan and Angelo, probably what you
might call a boutique wine estate. They are very lovely wines, if you're a wine lover there's plenty
here to keep you happy. There's also some really nice walks, we've done the vineyard walk, walking
through the vineyards. There's two rivers that run through the farm for trout fishing, the Witte
is well known for brown trout. There are six tents and once again you've got that consistency and the
class and the quality of the Africamps product. So it's not many, they are a bit closer together than
some of the others but there's no sense of a lack of privacy.
The tasting cellar.
Nice and shady.
And then also the gin
What do you think? I'm by no means a wine boffin. But this sauvignon blanc is really nice,
especially on a hot day like today.
Cheese and meat platter. Thank you! Should go quite well with all this.
I would say, the Sauvignon Blanc and the Pinotage get my vote.
Thank you Doolhof, and thank you Africamps, for the opportunity to be here. Going on this vineyard walk
There are the tents, we're gonna continue here, so you're not really far from the tents.
Uh, we're leaving today, we've got two days to kill, which we're gonna spend in Cape Town with
family. And then we're going to Stanford. Thank you so much for watching, we'll see you there!