Once you first spot Fryer’s Cove from the main road of Doringbaai or from across the little bay you are smitten. All you want to do is sit just off the pier, soak in the view and the atmosphere, and sip on a glass of the Fryer’s Cove Bamboes Bay Sauvignon Blanc.
Located on the West Coast Way Wild Route
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Enjoy wine, craft beer, olives and Rooibos tea tastings, Weskus cuisine and braaivleis (barbecue), swing into Citrusdal with a zipline, go Cederberg bouldering, jump into natural (warm) pools, step onto cruises of lagoons and rivers, trek through nature reserves and a National Park, hop onto game drives, try the skill of archery and angling, get your adrenaline pumping with sand-boarding and quad-biking, go horse riding, learn about the San culture and Riel-dancing, do kite- and windsurfing, chill in your flip flops and do surfing, book a kayaking trip, go beach hopping, learn about bees, whales and listen to our birds in a twitcher’s paradise – all in South Africa’s wildflower reserve.
For more information on the West Coast’s top places to go, road tripping, hikes, tours and trails, explore westcoastway.co.za or call West Coast Way on 0861 321 777. Follow us on @WestCoastWaySA on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.Fryer’s Cove Winery is located on the West Coast Way Wild Route. Show me someone who says they can resist this authentic address of sorts, and I’ll show you a liar.
The wine tasting venue is in a disused fish factory – how’s that for a novel idea! You can taste the sea in the wine and while the sea breeze enfolds you.
Apart from a novel idea it also proved to be practical as the sea can be harnessed as an energy-saving cooling system.
The vineyards are actually not too far from here as it is close to the coast – and only 650 metres from the Atlantic Ocean – at Bamboesbaai, north of Doringbaai. No wonder then that the people at Fryer’s Cove describe their wines as “forged of the earth and tempered by the sea”. And tempered it is with a lot of mist and a cool climate.
The story goes that the idea of Fryer’s Cove wine was conceived around a braai. More South African, and more authentic, than that you will struggle to find. It took a good few years before the dream could be realised but it was. One of the stumbling blocks was water supply.
But ‘n boer maak ‘n plan, as they say. So a pipe line of 30 kilometres was built from the Vredendal farm to the vineyards at Bamboesbaai. The pipe line crosses three farms to get to the vines. But if you have a vision and dedication that is what you do.
Back to the Doringbaai Waterfront – whilst sipping on your Sauvignon Blanc you can order a light meal from the adjacent kitchen run by the local community. Make your way there on Monday to Saturday. You can thank us later.
Find Fryer’s Cove Winery on the West Coast Way Wild Route
Open Monday – Friday, 09:00 to 17:00 and Saturdays from 10:00 to 17:00.
Distance from Cape Town: 257km
Where: Doringbaai
Contact: +27 (0)27 215 1092 | +27 (0)27 213 2312 | [email protected] | www.fryerscove.co.za
West Coast Way Is South Africa’s Road Trip With The Most Twists
Explore the Cape West Coast by planning a self-drive trip or book a guided tour for a nature and adventure-filled Cape West Coast holiday.
Find a 101+ things to see and do on the West Coast Way:
Enjoy wine, craft beer, olives and Rooibos tea tastings, Weskus cuisine and braaivleis (barbecue), swing into Citrusdal with a zipline, go Cederberg bouldering, jump into natural (warm) pools, step onto cruises of lagoons and rivers, trek through nature reserves and a National Park, hop onto game drives, try the skill of archery and angling, get your adrenaline pumping with sand-boarding and quad-biking, go horse riding, learn about the San culture and Riel-dancing, do kite- and windsurfing, chill in your flip flops and do surfing, book a kayaking trip, go beach hopping, learn about bees, whales and listen to our birds in a twitcher’s paradise – all in South Africa’s wildflower reserve.
For more information on the West Coast’s top places to go, road tripping, hikes, tours and trails, explore westcoastway.co.za or call West Coast Way on 0861 321 777. Follow us on @WestCoastWaySA on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.