In the Cape, food and wine are an integral part of life. The search for the perfect meal with the best wine is never-ending.

The Cape Winelands have a number of wine estates situated along the various wine routes. Some estates like Simonsvlei in Paarl offer light meals with wine, while other estates like Neethlingshof in Stellenbosch has a restaurant, the Lord Neethling, that offers fish, game and even oxtail. If smoked trout is your fancy, try Bijoux in Franschhoek. The trout is local and the service world class. Should you prefer the less formal setting of a picnic, visit the Spier Wine Estate in Stellenbosch or visit Le Pique-Nique at the Boschendal Wine Estate in Franschhoek.

The journey to combine the local produce with the best locally produced wine will take the visitor to all the corners of the Cape. Try the local olives of Riebeek Valley on the Cape West Coast with the locally produced white wines, or port from Calitzdorp in the Little Karoo with ostrich meat. When visiting Ceres try some fresh farm peaches with brandy or muscadel from Montagu in the Cape Winelands. Perhaps you prefer a sweet wine with a fruit salad dessert.

Cheese and wine are always a hit. Try some sweet wine with cheese from Bonnievale or Ladismith. A local favourite is green figs, cheese and savoury biscuits with a sweet wine from the Swartland on the Cape West Coast.

Seafood is a big favourite in the Cape. Line fish, crayfish, mussels and oysters are always popular. Washed down with a classy local white wine is hard to beat.

Good food and great wine, this is life at the Cape.