FRANKI'S VINEYARDS

Franki’s Vineyards & Guest Lodge is a beautifully rustic wine farm off the R45 en route to Darling in the Swartland. Owner Erica Joubert and her team currently have 22 hectares under vine – 10ha Mourvèdre, 5.6ha Viognier and 7.4ha of Grenache Noir. These varietals were carefully selected during a visit to Châteauneuf-du-Pape in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in south-eastern France in 2005. Best of all? The farm boasts a very extensive solar grid, which means every time you buy a bottle of Franki’s Vineyards wine, you not only get to taste a little bit of the Swartland, you can also rest assured that the wine was made from pure sunshine – the perfect amalgamation of science and art.