Babylonstoren dates back to 1692 as an historic fruit and wine farm that boasts one of the best preserved Cape Dutch farmyards.  The farm was first granted to burgher Pieter van der Bijl in 1692 by the then Governor of the Cape, Simon van der Stel, who is credited with recognizing the area’s potential for viticulture.  And so it is Van der Bijl who planted the first vineyards and altered the water courses to provide irrigation.  Today, Babylonstoren farm produces fruit for export as well as wine.  Unique to the property is also a formally laid out 8 acre fruit and vegetable garden inspired by the Company’s Garden in Cape Town, which in the 1600s provisioned ships that passed by the Cape of Good Hope.  The farm has 207 acres under vine, with 13 different cultivars represented.  In 2010, Babylonstoren’s state-of-the-art cellar was built and 2011 marked the maiden harvest.  Prior to 2010, grapes were sold in bulk to other wineries.  The Babylonstoren logo, which consists of the pipe (representing the farmer), the flower (representing the garden) and the bird (representing nature) combines the very essence of Babylonstoren – keeping things simple and as true to the earth as possible.  Cellar Master: Charl Coetzee.

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