The unpretentious of this historical estate in the Durbanville region adds to the appeal. The range of wines are not typical, interesting varietals like Gewurztraminer, Barbera and a Riesling Gewurtz blend, all very well priced. Also the cellar where the legendary George Spies Cabs were made so how can you mot visit this piece of Cape wine history? Winemaker Etienne Louw also produced a Gamay Noir this year which I will go and taste soon, seeing that this is one of two in our country (that I know of)

Loved the Barbera. Had a knowledgeable tasting room assistant who could tell us about the history of the farm – very interesting indeed.

Making very good wine now , nice tasting room.

Experienced the tasting room cold and without personality. Maybe the miming tasting assistant contributed to our not to be repeated wine tasting. Have you ever had a wine tasting without a word being said, even we kept quite.

I was recommended to visit by Jo and Carol at Derwent House Hotel in Cape Town (Excellent in every aspect by the way). Interesting and some extremely good wines were on show. Extremely good value across the range and I would say all the wines were better than acceptable in quality.
The best wines are the 2009 Sauvignon and Gewurztraminer, with the Merlot, the Shiraz and the Barbera standing out amongst the reds. Friendly welcome.

I enjoyed the trip to Altydgedacht. The wines were nice and the service was great. We got to taste some wines directly out of the tanks and vats (unfiltered), which is always very interesting. The gewurztraminer was great. The prices of wines are also reasonable… good wines at affordable prices.

Wines are very reasonable. Don’t be fooled by the good pricing of their wines! Some wines are very good but others are a little dissapointing too! A must see when in the Durbanville wine valley though!
Enjoy……….

Fantastic pricing of wines very small and intimate cellar and great to taste wines that are not the usual like barbera

My parents never leave Cape Town without a visit to my mom’s favourite wine farm…. Being from Gauteng she loves “sweeter” wine (I know, shock, horror), and Altydgedacht has the perfect one for her… Unfortunately I forget the name now…. But my poor dad normally has to transport it by the box load back to Jozi!

One thing that I can definitely say about Altydgedacht is that their wine prices are the cheapest on the Durbanville wine route.They have a big variety to choose from and they even have some fresh veggies for sale. The tasting room was small and had a natural feel to it. Our host was friendly and informative and made our tasting fun and interesting. It’s not commercial at all and a nice one to visit if you want to get away from the overfull neighbouring Estates.

Apparently a perfect place for kiddies birthday parties!

One of my all time favourites on the route! Great service in the tasting room and fabulous wine especially the Barbera!!!!

Good and affordable wine. Worth a visit.