You stay at Alluvia in the Banhoek Valley, on the Helshoogte Pass between Stellenbosch and Franschhoek. The winery looks out over vineyards and mountains, and the hotel rooms sit close enough to the vines to see the grapes from the window. The bistro-style restaurant serves meals on a sunlit deck with the same view, and the wine-tasting lounge pours wines made on the estate.

The hotel rooms are simple and quiet, with king-size beds and private patios. Some have fireplaces for winter evenings, and all are close enough to the vines to hear the wind in the leaves. The restaurant serves meals through the day — breakfast for guests, lunch and dinner for visitors — and the wine-tasting lounge pours wines from the estate’s vineyards.

The Helshoogte Pass runs past the winery, connecting Stellenbosch and Franschhoek. It is the reason the winery is here at all — the estate went up in the early 2000s to serve the people who came to drive the pass, and the hotel followed the wine. Twenty years on, you still eat beside the same vines, and the same pass still runs past the gate.