Wine and chocolate? Wine and biltong? Or wine and sorbet? What would you like to taste with your tipple?

Some South African wineries are getting in on the act and offering visitors the opportunity to experiment with innovative wine and food matches. What better excuse to head out to the winelands!

 Waterford Estate, outside Stellenbosch, offers four wines matched with four excellent chocolates made by professional chocolatier Richard von Geseau. Similarly, KWV offers a pairing of their finest brandies with Belgian chocolates. 

At Stellenbosch Hills Winery various white and red wines are challenged to stand up to a range of biltong.

At Neethlingshof Winery, on the boundary of Stellenbosch, exotic tastes in pint-sized portions are served with a variety of the estate’s wines.

Try the wines at Lourensford Estate with a selection of nougats flavoured with nuts and fruits.

The House of JC Le Roux is combining sparkling and Méthode Cap Classique wines with delectable fruit sorbets.