 For many, the search for a dream home begins at private property. The website boasts a wide variety of estate property, including sought-after options in the Cape Winelands, including South Africa's top-rated residential estate, Val-de-Vee. The Cape Winelands is really known throughout the world, you know, like making some of the best wines. This wine farm was established in 1783, that's when the first French Huguenot received the land. It's standing here in the Old Manor House. If you look at the walls, you can see it's, you know, very thick and obviously back then that they're never conditioning. It gets very hot here in the summer, so had to keep the place cool. The wine cellar itself was built in the 1820s, we've been making wine here on the estate since then. Also very interesting, this was originally a French Huguenot that started here. So if you drive around this area, you'll see some Dutch name farms and some French farms and that place the French Huguenots in between the Dutch teach them how to make wine because they could make cheese and farm and this whole area really was where all the food came from. So this is where they grew the vegetables and the fruits. So everybody that came through the Cape had the fruit and vegetables that was grown in this area and that's really what we're going back to. We're going back to the basics with the wine and with the farms on the estate to put that produce back onto the place. With Val-de-Vee acquiring the neighboring Pearl Valley estate, residents can choose to enjoy a round of golf or make use of Val-de-Vee's world-class equestrian facilities. Val-de-Vee's equestrian estate is unrivaled because we are now expanded out to Pearl Valley. We're going to now include a riding school. We're in the process of designing an indoor polar arena which will be holding international show jumping events. So where your polar is the summer sport, we'll be able to play right through the season and play indoor polar in one of those. We've got an indoor outdoor arena as well for the dressage. So whatever you do, show jumping, dressage, polar, you can do it on this one estate. And the facilities are world-class, really, really superb. Here at Val-de-Vee we have lots of events. We play polar four times a week and it's an ideal place to just come sit on the porch, enjoy just a glass of wine or a glass of bubbly, watch these amazing athletes, not just the guys on the horses but the horses as well to get close to them. It's a very peaceful experience. You can go for outright, you've got miles of trails that you can enjoy. So it's really something special to come out here and kind of switch off. When you're on a horse, it's a time to switch off. The estate is comprised of different developments which create a diverse community who all seek the same prize, a beautiful lifestyle. Well, that's our vision to make this really a secure place for families and people to really come live their dreams. Just like us, all the shareholders live here permanently. We're very passionate about it and we just want to create the secure environment for people and to keep it safe. Unfortunately, in South Africa, security is a big issue and we really pride ourselves on our security. And it's a big operation, but I think what's also great is that the residents don't really see it. They only see the security when they come in, so it's not very intrusive. It kind of happens behind the scenes, but we really pride ourselves on being the safest estate in Africa. Well, it's been one of the secrets to our success, is to cater for wide range clientele. I think the key for us is that whatever you buy, it can be quality. So it might be a smaller apartment that started two million grand or three million grand, but the quality is the same as a farm or a gentleman's estate. And those kind of people all are looking for the same thing. They're looking for security and they're looking for a great lifestyle and they're looking for luxury and I believe that luxury these days is the time to be able to spend with your family or to do the things that you love. We try to cater for them and we also try to make sure that they don't have to drive hours to get to a place that they can enjoy it with their family. We've got wine tasting, we've got restaurants, we've got kilometers of trails where they can play with the kids. So it's all within walking distance of their homes. And the natural beauty, you can't create that anywhere. It's close to Cape Town, it's close to the University in Stellenbosch. We're very excited obviously. We've invested a lot of money, time, effort and passion, not just into Valdivie and Pearl Valley, but also into the greater community. And we really believe in this valley and I think when people come here, they see that passion. Valdivie is the perfect embodiment of the art of living well. To find your dream home in this Weinlitz gem, visit privateproperty.co.za. Private property, a home for everyone.