Avondale Wine

20/10/2026

Avondale W**e Estate Open Gardens this weekend!

Our gardens are bursting with spring colour, and we can't wait to share them with you! Join us this weekend for Avondale's Open Gardens 2026. Wander through magnificent private gardens, discover our new meandering wild garden walk, and soak up the beauty of spring in the Cape W**elands.

- Explore beautiful gardens and scenic walks
- Enjoy Ginny's famous tea and scones
- Savour award-winning w**es and delicious food at FABER
- Support the Avondale Community Organisation

Date: 24 & 25 October 2026
Address: Avondale W**e Estate, Lustigan Road, Paarl

Come for the gardens, stay for the experience, and help us make a difference!

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19/10/2026

Avondale Open Gardens incoming! We loved hearing from Eliot about what his favourite flower is in our gardens - come and view and tell us what your special flower is.

Avondale Open Gardens - 24 & 25th October 2026

18/10/2026

16/10/2026

It’s weekend, the perfect time to enjoy a glass of Avondale Armilla in our beautiful gardens!

12/10/2026

Step into a weekend of colour, calm, and connection at Avondale’s Open Gardens 2026 — a celebration of spring, sustainability, and community. Wander through our working w**e estate as the gardens burst into bloom, and experience the harmony of nature, people, and good living. Discover seven spectacular gardens across Avondale, each with its own story and style.

You’ll stroll through:

- 7 beautiful spring private gardens.
- Two flourishing vegetable gardens that supply our award-winning restaurant.
- A meadow and indigenous gardens, tranquil lawns, streams, and shady oak avenues.
- Our happy free-range farm animals - ducks and Angus cows that bring life to the land.
- The Bloom & Berge Art Exhibition

Every path reveals a new burst of colour, fragrance, and inspiration.

DATE: 24th & 25th October 2026
TIME: 09h30 to 16h00 (each day)
FEE: R70 for adults, Children U/12 enter free, Tickets available at the entrance, (Payment accepted: Snapscan and Credit Card, this will be a cashfree event)
Regrettably, no dogs or picnic baskets allowed.

TO BOOK: see link in bio

08/10/2026

Johnathan and Julie preparing for tonight - super excited to share this exhibition with you!

The Gallery at Avondale Julie Codrington | Finances Leigh Robertson

08/10/2026

We are excited to be launching the Blooms & Berge exhibition today - aligning with our beautiful gardens, open gardens and our mountains. Pop in tonight or over the next few weeks to view.

The Gallery at Avondale

02/10/2026

No filter needed! The spectacular sunsets at Avondale are something to be seen! Come and enjoy a meal at FABER and watch the sun set!

02/10/2026

Avondale Open Gardens | 24 & 25 October 2026

Avondale W**e Estate is situated outside Paarl on the slopes of the Klein Drakenstein mountains. It has magnificent views of the Simonsberg, Paarl Rock, the Klein Drakenstein Mountains, and in the far distance, Table Mountain.

In addition to viewing the Avondale W**e Estates gardens you will also be able to view the majestic private garden of Ginny Grieve and 6 other private gardens on the estate; experience Avondale’s historic Cape Dutch buildings; view many mature trees; walk through the working vegetable garden that supplies Avondale’s award winning restaurant, FABER; stroll over the meandering streams; experience the indigenous beds, rose gardens and meadow; and watch the stately cows, working ducks and chickens in their free range environment.

Finish your walk with a tasting of the organic and biodynamic w**es at the Avondale W**e Cellar or book a meal at our highly acclaimed FABER restaurant which has recently been awarded by Haute Grandeur Global Excellence Awards as the Best Garden Restaurant in Africa.

LIST OF ACTIVITIES:
• Access to all the gardens on Avondale W**e Estate (Paarl) – 7 gardens in total
• Guided garden walks each day at 10:30am
• Faber Restaurant (to book contact Faber@avondalew**e.co.za)
• Tea in the gardens accompanied by an assortment of scones and cakes
• W**e Bar & Ochra Deli
• Picnic Baskets (to secure your booking contact w**[email protected])
• Botanical art exhibition
• Plants for sale

ENTRANCE DETAIL:
• DATE: 24th & 25th October 2026
• TIME: 09h30 to 16h00
• FEE: Adults R70, Children U/12 enter free
• BOOKING: via Quicket

Prebook tickets via Quicket or available at the entrance – cash free event (Payment accepted: Snapscan and credit card)
All entrance fees will be donated to the Avondale Community Organisation (NPO) which provides a creche and a playschool, ensuring a safe and caring environment for our community’s young children.

Regrettably, no dogs or picnic baskets allowed. Children welcome under adult supervision.
For more information contact us on w**e@avondalew**e.co.za or tel: 021-8631976

24/09/2026

Our heritage day project - the start of the Avondale reforestation project! Inspiring to see trees planted for future generations on the farm.

A special thank you to all the friends of Avondale who have donated a tree - you guys are special