A black sheep, ‘every family has one’, it says on the label of Hugh Hamilton. The black sheep is also on the aprons, caps, golf balls, T-shirts, bottles of olive oil and oven mitts that make of Hugh Hamilton's Cellar Door a gadget and gift shop.

But we come for the view: from the round building on a hill you have a 360 degrees round view over the vineyards. So, sit and relax on the terrace and go through the list of Hamilton wines. Because we also are here for the wine. A nice fresh Tempranillo rosé for example, or the dark Rascal Shiraz 2007: raisin and peppery flavor.

The list also contains some choices that you do not see everywhere. Like the sweet Muscat Liquor which should be, to my opinion, a little fresher. And a Cordial, or lemonade sirop, made from the locally most common grape, Shiraz. Actually nothing special, just as concentrated grape juice. But a good idea, because mixed with (carbonic) water, an ice cube and a slice of lime gives it a cheerful non-alcoholic drink.

Opening hours
Every day from 11.00 am to 17.00 pm.
Closed at Christmas.

This article was created in November 2009 by journalist Remke de Lange. For more wine articles: www.remkedelange.nl. This article is copyrighted