The day after Cape Point we headed to a vineyard less than an hour outside of Cape Town called Haut Espoir. The owner of the vineyard, Patrick, was nearly 7 feet tall and had a precious little boy that tagged along on our tour. Patrick walked us around the land and explained the process of growing grapes and showed us the different vines that make certain wines and the strategies to grow them. I learned that different cultievers need different amounts and intensities of sunlight so each row needs to be planted strategically based on landmarks around them such as the mountains and trees that would affect their sun exposure. He also gave us big samples of plants that cure hangovers and told us he shreds them into his tea every morning.
We got to the winery and were broken up into teams to first taste different wines and then come up with a blend and submit it to Patrick for a chance to win a free crate of wine. With this type of prize a stake, our group was pretty intense. We blended some dark reds to make a velvety, smoky red wine blend and we ended up getting 2nd place. So close. We weren't too disappointed as we had a nice happy wine buzz and headed back to cape town with only the wine we bought, not the wine we wanted to win.
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