SPICE Route is a wine brand that is associated with the west coast, but its new home is alongside the famous Fairview winery, on a hill with fantastic views of the valley and mountains. The old tree on the patio offers shade, while the interior has been recreated as a cool Mediterranean space.

The courtyard offers wine tastings, which can be paired to chocolates as this farm is also home to DV Artisan Chocolate and will soon also be the home of Jack Black beer, with the old wine cellar transformed into a brewery. There is also a showroom and studio of hand-blown glass.

Spice Route, as a wine brand, references the commercial raison d’être for 17th-century Dutch interest in the Cape, and the restaurant follows suit, inviting diners “to explore a romance between food, spices and wine”.

Two-and three-course set menus (R165 and R195) make it easy for groups to order.