Lanzerac
A historic Stellenbosch hotel-and-estate with a grand manor and a Pinotage heritage.
Trip Role
Ideal stay
Our take
An early champion of Pinotage, now a grand hotel.
An early champion of Pinotage, now a grand hotel.
- Trip Role
- Day Trip
- Ideal Stay
- Half day
Why it's worth your time
Stay the night if you can; the estate hotel is part of the experience. The Pinotage (the estate pioneered it) and the Sunday lunch are the draws.
What we love
The Sunday lunch on the oak-shaded stoep.
What to know
Founded 1692; among the early producers to champion Pinotage, South Africa's signature red grape, and the estate helped establish its reputation as a serious single-varietal wine.
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