Another typical road

leading to a wine estate. Of the 144 wine estates here in Stellenbosch, I think we have only managed about 30 in the last 14 years since moving here.

[Milanie]

That's an amazing number of wine estates - how nice that they're all able to survive. Definitely must be prime growing country for grapes.

[Diana]

@milaniet Thanks Milanie, not sure that the smaller ones will survive these harsh lockdowns. They are losing most of their income since March, as they are not allowed to sell or export any wine during lockdown. Harvest will start next month at some, maybe they do not even have any staff anymore. So sad what covid has done to so many all over in the world.

[Taffy]

Fantastic with the red lead-in and the beautiful compound beyond.

[Lynda McG]

Plenty to go at yet then - nice leading line!

[KoalaGardens🐨]

wow that must be dusty!

[Wylie]

a lovely lead in to this winery. love the red dirt.

[Monique]

Love the color of that road

[Kathy A]

Fabulous leading line

[Dione Giorgio]

Beautiful red sand on this dirt road. Love the way it carries the eyes with it to the wine estate. One thing I like with 365 is seeing scenes like today. Just before this shot I saw one from a friend from the UK where everywhere is covered with thick snow and then I see this with beautiful sunshine and colour.

[Gillian]

So many more to visit!! And then of course re-visit old favourites!

[Valerie Chesney]

The long dirt road leads to this beautiful estate....well worth visiting.

[Beryl Lloyd]

Wonderful leading lines to yet another beautiful estate

[Susan Wakely]

Good to see the contrast between the estates.

[Carole Sandford]

A very strong leading line!

[John]

Lov the leading line and the resort road

[Lou Ann]

Wonderful leading line. Texas is in a winery “free for all” right now. Too many are opening, and honestly only a very few are making really good wine. Your wine estates are all beautiful and I’m sure their wines are wonderful. California is making wine the right way, many years to develop their grapes and winemaking skills. Texas is a hundred years behind California in learning how to consistently make good wine.

[Babs]

The dirt track road looks so dry against the green of the vines.

[Judith Johnson]

That's a lot of wine estates to try and revive their businesses. Do they deliver, or click and collect shopping I wonder?

[Tracy Bousfield]

Nice:)

[Esther Rosenberg]

Love the red clay. so colorful

[Mags]

Lovely view! Looks like North Georgia with its red dirt.

[katy]

That is a lot of wine estates! I love the low POV of this shot. It’s a very long and straight road leading to the estate. It is interesting to me how we have some very similar looking roads in Alabama. Very few of them are this straight though.

[Peter Dulis]

lovely capture ...

[Nada]

Great leading line

[Krista Marson]

lovely long view

[Rosie Kind]

Great composition

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Great pov and so pretty.

[Sylvia]

Love the red clay road leading in to the winery and fab landscape scenery.

[bkb in the city]

Great rural scene

[Margaret Brown]

Nice POV and capture

[Nina Ganci]

Impressive pov and entrance

[Jean]

pretty road and landscape. You have many more to visit.

[Lin]

Awesome comp and pov!

[Kerri Michaels]

Great pov

[Pyrrhula]

Great shot of the natural road and the beautiful country view.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

144- wow that is quite the number! I hope the smaller ones will be able to make it through- even if it's just selling their grapes. Beautiful shot.

[sheri]

I feel the long stretch of dusty road ahead.

[vonski]

Beautiful colours

[Bill]

This road really leads you into the photo.

[Shutterbug]

30 isn’t bad. The ones you have photographed are all so beautiful. It would be tempting to find a couple of favorites instead of seeing all of them. That soil sure is red. Must be part of your terroir.

[Rick]

Awesome capture.

[Diana]

@taffy @lyndamcg @koalagardens @pusspup @momamo @kjarn @sangwann @kwiksilver @happysnaps @beryl @wakelys @carole_sandford @congaree @louannwarren @onewing @busylady @tracybeautychick @dutchothotmailcom @marlboromaam @grammyn @pdulis @njmom3 @blueberry1222 @rosiekind @mittens @sprphotos @bkbinthecity @craftymeg @ninaganci @jernst1779 @linnypinny @moviegal1 @pyrrhula @olivetreeann @sherimiya @ilovelenses @cwbill @shutterbug49 @rickster549 Thanks for the great comments, favs and getting it on the TP. It is very much appreciated :-)

[Diana]

@onewing It is bone dry and dusty Babs, the vineyards get watered.
@busylady They normally deliver Judith, but not now during lockdown :-(
@olivetreeann Some are doing just that Ann, many more might have to do it too.
@shutterbug49 Yes Debbie, the soil they thrive on best is this red clay.

[Jacqueline]

Great POV!

[Yolanda]

Awesome. Great depth of field

[Diana]

@jacqbb @yolanda Thanks so much :-)