On arrival at the winery we were greeted with a glass of Bubbly – – 2017 MV Brut
We boarded a van for a tour of the grounds. This Property is ~7,900 acres of which 5,400 acres are dedicated a nature preserve!
This was a spectacular tour. It was almost like going on another game tour!
Check out this website:
https://vergelegen.co.za/sustainability/land-conservation/
As we started upon our trip around the property, we came across a beautiful Eland – one of my most favorite antelopes!
This was followed by seeing more Elands and also some Bontebok. The also have the Nguni cattle – a breed indigenous to South Africa and characterized by their unusual coloring and no 2 are alike!
We took another drive into the protected and gated area and once again we came across a herd of Elands and also Quagga’s. The Quagga was extinct and is being brought back by the ‘Quagga Project’ and Vergelegen are hosting these unusual ‘Zebra-like’ animals with their unique stripes.
https://vergelegen.co.za/vergelegen-welcomes-the-quagga-project.
This was definitely a highight of our tour