Calais Wine Estate, Paarl

The idyllic Calais Wine Estate is situated deep in the heart of the Paarl Valley. About a 40 minute drive from Cape Town you will find the farm nestled at the foot of the Drakenstein Mountains. With its breathtakingly beautiful views which includes the likes of Paarl Rock, the surrounding valley and mountain ranges as far as the eye can see, one almost loses a sense of reality being surrounded by such amazing beauty.
In 1687, farmlands in the Berg River valley were distributed amongst settlers arriving to the newly explored shores. Amongst them was one Jean Manjie – a French Huguenot. Establishing his 450 Ha farm in 1692 – which made it one of the oldest in the region, he named it "Calais" after his hometown in northern France. His enterprise, which was producing only select wines was very successful.