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Franschhoek Valley

A Family Wine Farm Above Franschhoek

Tastings daily, lunch in the 1898 cellar and three cottages among the vines on Robertsvlei Road.

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  • Tasting Room

    Daily, 10:00 to 17:00

    Walk in. Groups of six or more, please book.

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  • Die Swael Restaurant

    Lunch Wednesday to Sunday

    12:00 to 15:30, and dinner Friday and Saturday from 18:30.

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  • Find Us

    Robertsvlei Road, Franschhoek

    Five minutes from town, 75 from Cape Town.

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A person walking between vine rows carrying pruning shears in morning light

Swaelkloof Means Swallow Ravine

Every spring the swallows come back to nest under the eaves of the old stone cellar, and we take it as the sign that the year has turned. We bought this run-down farm in 2011, replanted, and made the first Swaelkloof vintage in 2014.

Thirty-eight hectares on the slopes above the town, twenty-two under vine between 280 and 420 metres. Cover crops, no herbicides, a flock of ducks for the snails, and an olive grove of 400 trees. The 1978 Chenin Blanc block is still farmed by hand.

Anele Mahlangu, Winemaker, with Johan Visagie, Viticulturist

38 haFarm above the town

22 haUnder vine

1978Oldest Chenin block

Vines since 1694

Explore the Estate

Walk the farm from the oak lawn to the top block: the cellar the swallows come back to, lunch under the pergola, a night among the vines. Touch a place on the map, or wander through them below.

Walk the FarmPlan a Visit

An illustrated map of Swaelkloof: vineyards up the slope toward the mountains, the stone cellar and the gabled restaurant in the middle, the cottages among the vines, the oak lawn, the olive grove and the damThe VineyardsThe 1898 CellarDie SwaelThe CottagesThe Oak LawnThe Olive Grove

Recognition

Awarded in the Glass and on the Farm

A few of the medals and scores our wines, our farming and Die Swael have collected.

  • Gold2025Franschhoek Valley Chenin Challenge, Old Vine Chenin Blanc 2023
  • Top 52024Cape Winelands Semillon Awards
  • 94 Points2023Winelands Review, Swaelnes 2019
  • Top 202025Boland Restaurant Guide, Die Swael
  • Winner2024Cape Green Farming Award

Anele’s six for a first visit

Six Wines to Start With

Everything is grown, pressed and bottled on the farm. Order by the bottle or the case, collect at the cellar door or we courier anywhere in South Africa.

See All 14 Wines

Weddings and Celebrations

Weddings Under Two-Hundred-Year-Old Oaks

The Oak Lawn holds 180 for a ceremony, the Old Cellar seats 120 and Die Swael seats 70. Packages from R48 000 include the venue, Chef Sipho’s menu, estate wines, a coordinator and the three cottages.

Plan a Wedding HereSee the Gallery

Taste, Eat and Stay

Make a Day of It, or a Weekend

A tasting at the cellar door, a long lunch in the 1898 cellar and a night among the vines, all on one farm.

The stone tasting terrace looking over the vines to the Franschhoek mountains Tastings, daily 10:00 to 17:00 Four Ways to Taste Classic, Reserve, Chocolate Pairing and the Cellar Tour. From R120 a person. See the Tastings Chef Sipho's kitchen plating slow-roasted lamb in the old cellar Die Swael, Wednesday to Sunday Lunch in the 1898 Cellar Sunday Long Lunch, three courses, R495. See the Menu A made-up king bed in Vineyard Cottage with the vines outside the window Three cottages among the vines Stay the Night Breakfast basket included. From R2 100 a night. See the Cottages

Coming Up on the Farm

What’s On Next

Release tastings, jazz under the oaks and long tables through spring and summer.

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The Kloof Club

Three Shipments a Year, Tastings on Us

Six or twelve bottles three times a year, chosen by Anele from what is drinking well that season. No joining fee, and you can cancel any time after two shipments.

  • Up to 15% off every bottle, all year
  • Free courier anywhere in South Africa
  • Free tastings for two on every visit
  • The members’ harvest lunch each March

  • Cellar Membership

    R1 150 a shipment

    6 bottles, 10% off

    Join the Cellar

  • With the Swaelnes

    Reserve Membership

    R2 650 a shipment

    12 bottles, 15% off

    Join the Reserve

The Guest Book

What Our Guests Say

Words from visitors who tasted, ate and stayed with us.

4.9out of 5

From 640 reviews by visitors who tasted, lunched and stayed.

  • Google4.9 from 412 reviews
  • TripAdvisor5.0, Travellers’ Choice

  • “The Reserve Tasting on the terrace was the best hour of our Franschhoek trip. Anele herself poured the Swaelnes.”

    Priya and DevDurban, April 2026

  • “Woke up in Vineyard Cottage to swallows on the stoep and mist on the vines. We have booked again.”

    Sophie LaurentLyon, February 2026

  • “The cellar tour is proper wine talk, not a script. We left with a case of Chenin.”

    Jan and Ilse BothaPretoria, January 2026

Letters From the Farm

Stay Connected

New releases, harvest news and what is on at the farm, about four letters a year.

  • New releases firstRelease dates and first pours, a week before anyone else.
  • Invitations to the farmHarvest days, the spring release and long tables under the oaks.
  • Club first accessSmall-batch and library bottles offered to readers before the shop.
The Swaelkloof tasting trio gift box on a cellar table
This season: the Spring Release, 10 October

Plan Your Visit

Visit Swaelkloof

We are on the slopes above Franschhoek, five minutes from the main road. Walk in for a tasting.

Swaelkloof Wine Estate
Robertsvlei Road
Franschhoek 7690, Western Cape

  • 30 minStellenbosch
  • 60 minCape Town Airport
  • 75 minCape Town
Tasting Room
Daily 10:00 to 17:00
Cellar Tours
Daily 11:00 and 15:00
Die Swael Lunch
Wednesday to Sunday 12:00 to 15:30
Die Swael Dinner
Friday and Saturday 18:30 to 21:30
Closed
Christmas Day and Good Friday

Taxis and shuttles run from town, there is ample parking, and the tasting room and restaurant are wheelchair accessible. The Franschhoek Wine Tram does not stop here. Groups of six or more, please book your tasting.

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