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Day trip: Family lunches at an elegant wine farm
Dine at Stoep overlooking 30 hectares of vineyards
Last updated: 16 November 2023
Elegant. Peaceful. Gesellig. That’s how it feels when you’re sitting on the terrace of this bistro-style restaurant, especially with bubbles or rosé in hand.
Stoep at Laborie Heritage Wine Estate, which is set against the backdrop of 30 hectares of vineyards and the iconic Paarl Rock, is a marvellous day-trip destination and weekend lunch spot, with its fresh menu, greenhouse-style eatery and kids wooden playground in the vines.
Stoep at Laborie opened in December 2021. Image: Stoep
Although the wine farm – which has been producing wine for over 300 years – is close to the centre of Paarl, it exudes slow living.
It’s the visitors leisurely making their way into the estate; the children playing along the stream; couples or
