This May, a member of Cape Country Routes, The De Hoop Collection, is partnering with Bruce Jack, founder and winemaker of Bruce Jack Wines – an independent, family-run, global wine business based in the Bredekloof Valley, to offer a Luxury Wine Weekend from Friday 30 May to Sunday 1 June 2025.
“Do yourself a favour, book for what promises to be an unforgettable weekend. A weekend filled with wine, food, comfortable accommodation, pristine beaches and stunning landscapes that features the delights of De Hoop, and the refinement of expertly crafted South African wine,” says the owner of The De Hoop Collection, William Stephens.
With its charming Cape Dutch inspired accommodation ranging from affordable self-catering chalets and cottages to upmarket suites and fully catered lodges, its Fig Tree Restaurant with an impressive Wine Cellar housed in a repurposed grain silo that overlooks the birdlife-rich vlei, the sea, sand dunes, the floral sensation of rare fynbos plants, diverse antelope, Cape vultures, whales and the Potberg Mountain, this exceptional getaway,situated in the heart of De Hoop Nature Reserve, ticks all the boxes.
The De Hoop Collection Bruce Jack Luxury Wine Weekend includes a dinner on Friday evening with Bruce Jack’s new launch tasting of new vintages and new projects with the Palm Strings providing soothing background music.
On Saturday – a Master Class with Michael Fridjhon “How does the Agulhas Wine Triangle compare with the rest of the world?” (booked and paid for separately; also an opportunity to hear about and see the Origins of Early Southern Sapiens Behaviour exhibition that highlights the Southern Cape coastline’s archaeological heritage and diverse marine environment; and available throughout the day, activities (can be booked on arrival) that include biking, tennis, eco-boat cruises on the vlei, guided marine walks at Koppie Alleen (rock pools teem with anemones, mussels and colourful starfish), walks through the coastal fynbos and up close encounters with herds of bontebok, antelope and other diverse wildlife. Saturday evening is an epic Wine and Dine with special wines from a quarter of a century from Bruce Jack paired with delicious food and compared with iconic international wines.
The Package:
Dates: Friday 30 May – Sunday 1 June 2025 (two nights)
Prices: from R3 360 per person sharing a 4 sleeper cottage to R6 700 per person in a suite
- Accommodation in either a suite or a 4-sleeper cottage for a minimum of two nights on a dinner, bed and breakfast basis
- Friday 30 May: Dinner with Bruce Jack Wines and Palm Strings playing background music
- Saturday 31 May: a Wine Master Class with Michael Fridjohn, an introduction to the Origins of Early Southern Sapiens Behaviour exhibition, activities throughout the day (pre-booking required and cost to guests), a special Wine Pairing Dinner with local wines compared with international wines
Terms and conditions apply.
Booking is essential – to make your reservations email Samantha res@dehoopcollection.co.za
De Hoop Collection
Phone 021 422 4522 | email res@dehoopcollection.co.za |www.dehoopcollection.com
De Hoop social media handles:
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De Hoop Collection is a member of Cape Country Routes
The De Hoop Collection, the first private/public partnership in the South African hospitality industry, opened in the De Hoop Nature Reserve in the Western Cape in 2007. The Reserve, in the Overberg region, a short three-hour drive from Cape Town along the world-renowned Garden and Whale routes, is the perfect holiday destination for families, couples, groups, honeymooners and wedding parties, family reunions and birthday weekends and an ideal stop-over enroute from the Cape Winelands to Plettenberg Bay. De Hoop Collection offers a wide range of accommodation designed to suit all budgets. Overlooking the beautiful vlei with its spectacular birdlife is the staple of De Hoop’s dining scene, The Fig Tree Restaurant and the Silo Wine Cellar where an exceptional variety of wines can be enjoyed. De Hoop, a World Heritage site, offers world-class whale-watching and is a paradise for bird enthusiasts with its more than 260 species of birds including the endangered Cape Vultures. A colony of almost 200 vultures roost and nest in the Potberg Mountains and exciting Vulture hikes and viewing opportunities are offered. Other activities include interpretive marine walks, hiking and mountain biking trails, eco boat cruises on the vlei, nature drives and tennis and De Hoop Collections’ new Trail experience the De Hoop Trail – Vlei to Whales that promises a memorable walking experience (+-38km covered over four days) with its brand-new De Mond Villa providing accommodation for a fully catered and guided experience. Enhancing the De Hoop ‘experience’ further is the addition of the fascinating Origins of Early Southern Sapiens Behaviour exhibition housed at De Hoop Collection. Highlighting the archaeological heritage and diverse marine environment of the Southern Cape coastline, the exhibition is open to the public and will be managed and maintained by De Hoop Collection for an initial three year period. De Hoop is a nature lover’s paradise of unparalleled peace and tranquillity and may well be one of the last of the Cape’s unspoiled gems. De Hoop Collection is a member of Cape Country Routes.
Bruce Jack
Bruce Jack is the founder and winemaker of Bruce Jack Wines. An independent, family-run, global wine business made up of a collection of brands it believes that the concept of “value” is as important when enjoying an everyday wine as it is when tasting something rare and very expensive – “We believe the best wine always portrays the hallmarks of authenticity and honesty and that it should add joy to life.” Bruce Jack Wines believes in ocean revitalisation, environmental rejuvenation and social upliftment through education. It is involved in supporting all of these principles on a global scale with many different partners. Bruce Jack Wines is a different sort of global wine business – while it is South Africa-focused, it makes wine on five different continents (Africa, Australia, Europe, North and South America).
+27 (0)21 180 3668 |wineadventures@brucejack.com | www.brucejack.com
