Looking for the best wine & dine evenings in Cape Town? The city and surrounding Winelands regularly host food and wine experiences that bring together specially created menus, local wines and the people behind the bottles. From intimate winemaker dinners at Cape Town restaurants to multi-course pairing evenings at wine estates, these events offer an opportunity to discover new wines while enjoying dishes designed to complement each pour. Cape Town’s wine & dine calendar includes everything from relaxed tasting evenings to elaborate five-course dinners. Restaurants often collaborate with leading South African wine farms, with each course paired with a different wine selected to highlight the flavours on the plate. Many events also include an introduction from the winemaker, estate representative or sommelier, giving guests more insight into the wines, vineyards and winemaking process.
Popular Cape Town wine dinner experiences may include:
Wine dinners take place throughout Cape Town, including the City Bowl, Atlantic Seaboard, Waterfront, Southern Suburbs and surrounding areas. The nearby Cape Winelands also offer regular pairing experiences in Stellenbosch, Franschhoek, Paarl, Constantia and Durbanville. Events are normally available on selected dates and often have limited seating, particularly when a winemaker or guest chef is involved. For anyone searching for a memorable date night, an evening with friends or simply an excuse to discover another great South African wine, Cape Town’s food and wine pairing events provide plenty of opportunities to raise a glass. Check the latest wine & dine evenings Cape Town has to offer and book early for events that catch the eye.
Join Pure Restaurant in Hout Bay for an incredible evening of food & wines on the 25th of November! Arendsig Wines have been invited to work with the head chef at Pure Restaurant to create a five course menu where all dishes are perfectly complimented by their stunning vintages. Their wines are all made with…
One&Only Cape Town is proud to present an exclusive, one-night-only dinner with the incredible award-winning chef, Nobu Matsuhisa on 1 December 2016. Serving up innovative Japanese dishes that combine the tastes and textures of classic Japanese, Peruvian and South African ingredients, Chef Nobu is eager to offer diners an experience that will take them on…
Lanzerac will be hosting the wine & dine evenings at Reverie until the 25th of November! If you haven’t head about Reverie yet then you must be very new to this website as we have been raving about them for quite some time. I absolutely love their fine dining concept in a very social setting….
Weylandts Green Point invites you to an exclusive dining experience inspired by the vibrant and nocturnal spirit of Cape Town’s First Thursdays on Thursday, November 3rd. The Kitchen at Maison will be taking over the Green Point store and transforming it into a pop-up dining experience that will do the foodies of Cape Town proud….
Join HQ Restaurant on the 2nd of November for the final Fine Wining evening of the year. To ends things off on a high note, they’re partnering with Ernst Gouws & Co Wines to bring guests a night of elegant simplicity and dining excellence. These dinners give HQ guests a chance to enjoy wines which have been…
Join the fine-dining social table! Reverie hosts a new wine estate every month, with their wines paired with five excellent fine dining courses. All guests will be seated on a large 16-seater table where conversation is encouraged while enjoying artisinal wines and gourmet cuisine. This month, Hidden Valley has been invited from the 19th October…
Join Cuvee at Simonsig for Vintage Fridays! Join the restaurant every Friday evening from November to March and enjoy either a two course or three course dinner, prepared by executive Chef Stephanie de Wet. Each course is paired with special vintage wines from the cellar vaults, to make this an exceptional food and wine marriage….
The Table Bay’s Executive Chef Jocelyn Myers-Adams teams up with Platter’s and four local wine estates to create a special wine pairing experience that offers food enthusiasts a platform to explore the concept of “terroir”. Guests will journey several unique wines from Paul Cluver, Fairview, Dorrance Wines and Boekenhoutskloof, carefully chosen to complement indigenous ingredients…
Enjoy a three course food and wine pairing menu at the award-winning Lanzerac Wine Estate! Join Lanzerac on November, the 4th, for an evening of wine tasting presented by Lanzerac Cellar Master, Wynand Lategan, and complemented by unique food creations from Executive Chef, Stephen Fraser. Enjoy a three course food and wine pairing menu at…
The Winter Fine Wining Dinners continue with their usual flair, with the next dinner being held at HQ on 5th of October. This month, HQ is partnering with Diemersdal to bring guests a night of elegant simplicity and dining excellence. These dinners give HQ guests a chance to enjoy wines (from popular Western Cape farms)…
Join a four course wine & food pairing at the V&A Waterfront! Mondiall will be hosting Delaire Graff Wine Estate on the 30th of September to an exclusive evening of only 20 guests. Here you will be presented with four courses which are excellently paired with wines from the wine estate in Stellenbosch. Tickets are…
Lammershoek will be joining Reverie from the 28th September to the 14th of October. The wine estate is situated in the Aprilskloof Valley of the Paardeberg, Swartland, with 60 hectares of vineyards at altitudes of 80 – 300 metres above sea level. The white grape cultivars grown include old bush-vine Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay, Viognier, Hárslevelű and…
