As we follow the Cape Epic, we will be profiling the towns that will be playing host to the race this year. First up is Durbanville and Meerendal Wine Estate that is hosting the Prologue and opening.
Named after Sir Benjamin D’Urban, the Governor of the Cape (1834-1838), Durbanville is one of the Western Cape’s oldest municipalities and falls within the Cape Town region. Formally known as Pampoenkraal, it became a meeting point for local farmers after its establishment as a wine farming area in the 17th century. Filled with an array of shopping malls and upmarket residences, Durbanville is most famous for its wine estates and amazing mountain views and is now one of the fastest growing suburbs in Cape Town. At its heart lies the Durbanville Nature Reserve, a small reserve set up to protect a rare flower, the Aristea lugens, and conserve the area’s natural fynbos.
Meerendal, situated in Durbanville, is one of the oldest wine estates in South Africa. Meerendal is proud to treasure one of the oldest vineyards of Pinotage bush vines in South Africa that were planted in 1955 and produces a limited number of bottles from this Heritage Block. Meerendal has scooped up many top wine awards over the past five years and is exporting its quality wine to more than 12 countries.
Meerendal is filled with eager riders and spectators ready to start the 10th edition of the ABSA Cape Epic...
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