Just after nine, and the first cheese boards are ready. The land has been farmed since 1693. The Back family has owned it since 1937, according to the sister site paarl.net. Here you taste wine together with cheese from the estate's own dairy, in a tasting room with four barrel-shaped seating booths, the "pods". The goats belong to the farm, as does their tower, and one of the wine labels is fittingly called "Goats do Roam".
- farming at Fairview
- 1693
- Back family takes over, per paarl.net
- 1937
- wines and cheeses in the standard tasting
- 6 + 6
- barrel-shaped pods in the tasting room
- 4
The standard tasting covers six wines and six cheeses for R95, the Farmer's version costs R105, there is a children's tasting for R65 and a cheese-only one for R45 (as of September 2026). It is open daily from 9:00 to 17:00. You only need to book for ten or more. Afterwards there is the Goatshed restaurant, the bakery and the shop and deli, and Spice Route, also in Suider-Paarl, is just under a kilometre away as the crow flies.
- Cost
- wine and cheese R95, Farmer's R105, children R65, cheese only R45, as of September 2026
- When
- daily 9:00 to 17:00, booking required from ten people, as of September 2026
Our tipWhoever is driving takes the cheese-only tasting and leaves the wines to the passenger. The legal limit in South Africa is 0.05 g per 100 ml of blood.
Fairview: frequently asked questions
Can you do a tasting at Fairview without wine?
Yes, Fairview near Paarl offers a cheese-only tasting and a children's tasting alongside the wine and cheese tasting. The cheese comes from the estate's own dairy.
What is "Goats do Roam"?
Goats do Roam is a wine label from Fairview in Suider-Paarl. The estate keeps its own herd of goats, complete with a goat tower, and runs its own cheese dairy.
Do you need to book at Fairview?
Small groups do not need to book at Fairview; a reservation is only required for ten or more people (as of September 2026).