A winery is a hive of activity during harvest time: monstrous clanking machinery crushes great vat-loads of freshly-picked grapes, water sluices from altitudinous metal networks of walkways as tanks the size of elephants are cleaned in preparation, and workers tramp about in heavy boots with looks of fierce focus on their sun-beaten faces.

Tucked away into the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley that leads down to Walker Bay and the historic fishing and renowned whale-watching town of Hermanus is Bouchard Finlayson.

Most Capetonians have their tried-and-tested favourites: those watering holes you can rely on to deliver cocktails tailored to your liking, food within your budget, an ambiance to improve your mood, and a beverage selection that caters to your need to forget how bad the work week was.