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TAKAMAKA BOUTIQUE WINERY

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Open - from 09h00 to 17h00 Opening hours

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Plaine Bonnefin, Mare aux Vacoas, Pétrin, Mauritius
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2024
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2024

You can buy bottles and enjoy local cuisine made from fresh Mauritian products at Takamaka boutique

Le Petit Futé likes passionate people. This is the case of Alexander Oxenham whose ancestors, without growing vines (neither the climate nor the soil of Mauritius are suitable), tried to make beverages from raisins and grape must. This did not produce anything unforgettable but it awakened in the young Alexander a passion for the profession of oenologist. After 5 years of study in France and the grace of this transmission, Alexander, rather than copying his elders, decided to produce a 100% local wine from local products. The lychee wine was born.

If the fruit is worked here frozen in order to simplify the manufacturing process while allowing the cells to release their aromas, the steps are, for the rest, similar to those of the manufacturing of a wine based on grapes: picking, peeling and stoning by hand, fermentation in stainless steel or copper vats and then in oak barrels, clarification and bottling - so many processes explained during the visit that lasts about 30 minutes. The latter is worth as much for the passion of Alexander and/or his team as for the place itself, rather modest in size but not in quality, as the final product is surprising and successful.

Five wines are available for sale and tasting: Aquarel (semi-dry white), Apérichy (rosé), Eclipse (more opulent semi-dry), Icône (sweet wine), Tanara (dry white). You can buy bottles and have lunch on the spot of good fresh and tasty dishes of the Mauritian soil.

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Visited in july 2024
Was really impressed to see lychee wine! The restaurant has also very tasty and typical food. We were 4 and had all different dishes and they were all good!
Visited in july 2024
Wir haben nur Wein und Marmelade gekauft. Keine Führung mitgemacht und auch keine Weinprobe da wir den Wein bereits kannten. Man kann hier auch essen. Parkplatz ist direkt vor dem Haus vorhanden.
Visited in june 2024
Sensacional!
Visited in june 2024
Visited as part of a wine/rum tour. We had such a great experience. We were able to test their three main wine and the dessert wine - all of which are incredible! The tour was very good and it was interesting to hear about how they made the wine using lychee (we had never heard of wine been made by anything other than grapes). We were able to purchase all of the wines along with a painting from the owners wife (one of a kind). Would highly recommend people to visit.
Visited in june 2024
Visited in June 2024, an outstanding experience on all fronts. Enjoyed an insightful tour of the winery, with an explanation of the historical development and modern-day processes. Then enjoyed a great tasting, before an absolutely outstanding lunch, with some of the most delicious food we had ever eaten. We finished with welcome purchases of wine, preserves and even some of the art on display!

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