As promised, we lunched at another great restaurant in a vineyard; this one with spectacular views towards Table Mountain. This was the Tokara Winery just north of Stellenbosch - http://www.tokara.co.za/


We were given a front row seat on the deck about six or seven meters off the ground. The food was good, the sauvignon blanc was better, and the frozen chocolate mousse was superbe.



We did a little tasting before lunch (hoping we'd be more retrained when it came to ordering than we would be after lunch) and came away with only six bottles; some sauvignon blanc and some cabernet sauvignon.



(you can just see Table Mountain in the distance in line with the rows of vines leading away)

On our way out we noticed a sign pointing to a small road which said 'Thelema'. I had just read about this 4-star winery and a specialty cabernet with distinctive mintiness and so we figured it should be investigated. This is rag week at the local university (the first week back after the Christmas break) andwine tastings are popular, particularly on Friday afternoons. Had the place not been full of said students, we might have stayed and tasted more but as it was, we got out with only six bottles, including a couple of The Full Minty.

We are frequently amazed at the amount invested in these wineries and suspect this may be a money-laundering operation - Russian mafia perhaps?