Tuesday, 17 May, 2016
Babylonstoren
Babylonstoren farm spans some 580 hectares and produces plums and citrus fruit for export. In addition, 3,5 hectares (8 acres) are given over to our formal fruit and vegetable gardens that inform much of the farm’s activities and facilities. We also have 72 hectares (178 acres) under vine and produce 13 different grape varieties with our highest vines – pinot noir and chardonnay – lying against the Simonsberg mountains at some 600 metres above sea level. Some of the vines on the farm were planted by the farm’s previous owners, the Louw family, who lived here for four generations.