Choosing a Tasting in Franschhoek
A plain guide to the four tastings at Swaelkloof in Franschhoek: length, wines poured and price, plus groups, children and dogs on the terrace.
Read the PostNotes From a Franschhoek Wine Farm
Harvest reports, old vine Chenin and cellar work, written by the people who farm it.
- Tasting Room
- Daily 10:00 to 17:00. Closed Christmas Day and Good Friday.
- Die Swael
- Lunch Wednesday to Sunday 12:00 to 15:30. Dinner Friday and Saturday 18:30 to 21:30.
- Find Us
- Robertsvlei Road, Franschhoek 7690. Get Directions
From the Farm
The Swaelkloof Journal
How the vintage is going, why the 1978 Chenin block is still farmed by hand, and what is happening in the 1898 cellar. Written by Anele and Johan between rows.
Plan Your Stay in Franschhoek
A guide to our three Franschhoek vineyard cottages: sizes, sleeping capacity, winter and summer rates, check-in times and the add-ons worth booking.
Read the PostThe Swallows Return to Swaelkloof Each Spring
How our Franschhoek farm got its name: swallows nesting under the 1898 cellar eaves, cover crops, no herbicides and a flock of ducks for snails.
Read the PostInside Die Swael, Our Farm to Table Kitchen
Head chef Sipho Mthembu cooks seasonal farm-to-table food in our 1898 stone cellar in Franschhoek. Inside the sittings, the menu and the Sunday Long Lunch.
Read the PostWhy We Still Farm Our 1978 Chenin by Hand
Johan Visagie on the 1978 Chenin block above Franschhoek: bush vines, low yields, cover crops, the duck flock and why old vines taste different.
Read the PostKloof Club Membership in Franschhoek
What you get in the Kloof Club: six or twelve bottles three times a year, up to 15% off, free courier, free tastings for two and a March harvest lunch.
Read the PostHarvest 2026: A Cool, Slow Vintage
Winemaker Anele Mahlangu on the cool, slow 2026 harvest above Franschhoek: dawn picking in the 1978 Chenin block and the Syrah last in.
Read the Post
Most of It Starts in the Vineyard
Cover crops, no herbicides and a flock of ducks for the snails, on 22 hectares between 280 and 420 metres. When the swallows come back to the eaves of the old cellar, we know the year has turned.
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.
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.