A table worth the drive
Creation Wines
Food and wine paired course by course, high on the Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge.
45 minutes from the estate
Up at the top of the ridge, where the valley opens out and the wind arrives off the sea. Creation built its name on pairing — every glass comes with something made to go with it — and it is the one people plan the day around rather than fit in.
How it got here
Started by Jean-Claude Martin, a Swiss winemaker, and Carolyn Martin, whose family has been in Cape wine for generations. They planted on the ridge when the accepted wisdom was that it was too high, too cool and too windy.
What they offer
Walking in the Spirit of Creation
Their six-chapter wine and food pairing menu — six courses built to make the wine shine.
Brunch pairing
The morning version of the pairing.
R495
Tea pairing
Afternoon, and lighter.
R435
Art of Chardonnay / Art of Pinot Noir
Taste the range one varietal at a time.
R120 per wine
Kiddies pairing
A juice pairing for children, taken as seriously as the adults’.
R115
Their published prices, checked 8 September 2026. The venue confirms on the day.
What to do there
- The pairing menus, which are the reason to come
- Taste before you sit down — the tasting room and the restaurant are different rooms
- The terrace, for the view down the whole valley
Worth knowing
- Book ahead. It fills, particularly at weekends and over December
- It is the highest of the Hemel-en-Aarde cellars — take a layer
Others worth the drive
Everything within about an hour.
