Hidden Valley Wines
Hidden Valley Wines
4.5
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
About
Hidden Valley Wines offers spectacular wines, breathtaking views, olives & olive oil, charcuterie & cheese platters, picnics, a nature trail. This secluded farm perched on the slopes of the Helderberg Mountains in Stellenbosch, boasts a magnificent cellar among its pristine vineyards. Although the winery is a state-of-the-art, gravity fed cellar, it is nestled into the side of the slope and intended to blend back into the environment in time. The building materials, namely stone, wood and glass are purposely selected to present a contemporary yet functional structure. The cellar is surrounded by vineyards, olive groves, almond orchards and natural vegetation, each occupying an integral part of the farm’s ecosystem. Sustainable agriculture is a common theme in every approach both in and outside the cellar. The Wine Tasting Centre is open 7 days a week - we invite you to join us.
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Erin S
Lakewood, CA109 contributions
July 2022
We took an Uber and thought it was closed when we arrived; it had just opened so it wasn't busy at all. Had a hard time getting service. We tried some of the wine (bit pricey) but were not offered a menu at all so we decided to leave. We noticed the seating area / BBQ by the lake which would've been nice, but we left since we were underwhelmed with the wine and service. We asked the server if we could walk to the neighboring winery (instead of Uber) and she said yes, no problem - but the directions she gave were no accurate AT ALL and it was NOT walkable. (Perhaps she was mad we were leaving?)
Written 26 September 2022
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vdp151
Somerset West, South Africa4 contributions
Feb 2020
Collect your Picnic Basket from the Wine Tasting Centre....
The Basket is full of tasty surprises, and we could hardly finish everything, and a wonderful bottle of Hidden Valley MCC Brut Rosé - a definite if you are looking for value for money.
Apart from the wonderful basket, beautiful setting, Table Mountain in the distance, the pink sunset reflecting on the Stellenbosch mountains - natures music was the hit of the evening … the songs of the birds, frogs and little animals getting ready for the night …. this is definitely a "hidden gem" to celebrate love!!
We have been previous years, and will be back agian.
Thank you for the peacefull, no interruptions, classy and wonderful evening.
A must for the young and more mature (50+ years).
Booking in advance for the Valentine's Picnic is necessary.
The Basket is full of tasty surprises, and we could hardly finish everything, and a wonderful bottle of Hidden Valley MCC Brut Rosé - a definite if you are looking for value for money.
Apart from the wonderful basket, beautiful setting, Table Mountain in the distance, the pink sunset reflecting on the Stellenbosch mountains - natures music was the hit of the evening … the songs of the birds, frogs and little animals getting ready for the night …. this is definitely a "hidden gem" to celebrate love!!
We have been previous years, and will be back agian.
Thank you for the peacefull, no interruptions, classy and wonderful evening.
A must for the young and more mature (50+ years).
Booking in advance for the Valentine's Picnic is necessary.
Written 17 February 2020
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Rob
Sao Paulo, SP384 contributions
Jan 2020 • Family
Wow red wine and cheese platter. We simply walked in. Amazing view. Service was OK. By the lake one can get food and eat there for a really low price. Wow.
Written 5 January 2020
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Dee S
Wokingham, UK568 contributions
Mar 2023 • Couples
Disappointing..lacked personal touch. Pouring rain but made to feel that as we hadn't booked it was an issue. Hardly anyone came
Wines Disappointing
Caitlyn was friendly and reasonably informative
Wines Disappointing
Caitlyn was friendly and reasonably informative
Written 5 March 2023
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Jess
Stellenbosch, South Africa10 contributions
Feb 2020 • Friends
A great choice of wines in a beautiful area surrounded by gorgeous views. It’s a bit far out, but definitely worth the drive. I would definitely recommend the cheese platter. A big thank you to Jack for her amazing service!
Written 16 February 2020
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Markus
Cape Town, South Africa15 contributions
Dec 2020
Gorgeous setting on the deck. No menu to speak of . Expensive Pizza, expensive wine and expensive Burger. We were blessed with the trio. The pizza was soggy, thick and cake like, replaced after expressing dissatisfaction by a soggy cake like, thick heavy (refunded) pizza. Burger was just average, plastic cutlery and nasty nonproprietary sauces. People complaining around us. Embarrassed, efficient and apologetic waitress that had "heard it all before". Manager "too busy" to get involved!
Written 12 December 2020
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LAO
Somerset West, South Africa54 contributions
Feb 2022 • Couples
The Deck is situated on a picturesque wine estate overlooking a dam and up into the olive orchards and wine vineyards, with the Helderberg mountain as a backdrop. The cashier was polite & friendly but regrettably the meal was substandard. The bun was stale on both burgers, my beef patty was over cooked and the edges too charred to eat. The chips looked fresh but must have been cooked in old oil as they tasted awful. At R145 a burger one would expect better. The cashier was apologetic and offered to do something to assist but it was an empty offer as nothing followed. Gaviscon needed for the indigestion.
Written 2 February 2022
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Annika
Stockholm, Sweden189 contributions
Nov 2019
Environment:
Wonderful views of the valley and mountains in the background.
Food and drinks:
The cheese platter was a big disappointment, no jam, one cracker of each type. When we said we were two and wanted one cracker each, the waitress said she could cut them in half!!!
The sparkling wine comes in and has a very cloudy appearance, but tastes okay and we just thought it would look like this. Never been here before...Drinks a little bit when the manager arrives and asks if everything is ok.
Then after about 20 minutes more, the manager and another lady comes out saying that the contents of the bottle are wrong and ask if we want to replace it. " but yoúre not gonna dye if you continue drinking it"!!
In comes a bottle of normal appearance for a sparkling wine. It's incredible that a waitress at a vineyard serves a wine like this in the first place..
Service:
Arrogant staff trying to be service oriented in combination with poor wine knowledge is not a good combination. We sat for almost 45 minutes without anyone checking if we wanted anything, In the end we had to go in to pay before we left the place.
We were going to eat there first, but after the cheese platter and the treat we decided we should seek out a nicer vineyard.
Wonderful views of the valley and mountains in the background.
Food and drinks:
The cheese platter was a big disappointment, no jam, one cracker of each type. When we said we were two and wanted one cracker each, the waitress said she could cut them in half!!!
The sparkling wine comes in and has a very cloudy appearance, but tastes okay and we just thought it would look like this. Never been here before...Drinks a little bit when the manager arrives and asks if everything is ok.
Then after about 20 minutes more, the manager and another lady comes out saying that the contents of the bottle are wrong and ask if we want to replace it. " but yoúre not gonna dye if you continue drinking it"!!
In comes a bottle of normal appearance for a sparkling wine. It's incredible that a waitress at a vineyard serves a wine like this in the first place..
Service:
Arrogant staff trying to be service oriented in combination with poor wine knowledge is not a good combination. We sat for almost 45 minutes without anyone checking if we wanted anything, In the end we had to go in to pay before we left the place.
We were going to eat there first, but after the cheese platter and the treat we decided we should seek out a nicer vineyard.
Written 4 December 2019
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JanineSa_13
Begur, Spain3 contributions
May 2019 • Family
Dont bother..food not great and seriously expensive. .set menu....service good nothing substantial to eat...bits and pieces
Written 13 May 2019
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Jacqueline S
Newbury, UK77 contributions
Nov 2018 • Family
We had a lovely mixed platter and tasted some wonderful wines in this really lovely place - immaculate grounds, knowledgeable staff and tasty wine and nibbles - would recommend a visit
Written 17 November 2018
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Hi there,
They do offer picnic baskets for two at R 385. Charcuterie, cheese, bread, fruit, olives and something sweet. They do however need a picnic order 24 hours in advance.
This price and contents was correct when we were there in September of 2017.
Enjoy!
Written 28 December 2017
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