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  Lourensford Wine Estate
Phone +27.218472333
Fax +27.218470910
eMail info@lourensford.co.za
URL www.lourensford.co.za
Address P.O. Box 16
Somerset West
7129
South Africa

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Estate
Lourensford Estate, established in the year 1700 and once part of Willem Adriaan van der Stel's Vergelegen, is arguably one of the most beautiful wine estates in the world. Steeped in history and heritage, the estate also boasts an ultra-modern winery utilising technology unique in the Southern Hemisphere. The magnificent soils and diverse micro-climates create the ideal terroir for world-beating wines. Lourensford is fast-becoming one of the sought after wine estates in South Africa, with over 300 hectares of vines already planted. more »
History
The earliest traces of human activity in the Hottentots Holland Valley are to be found at Grootnek and Uitzicht, two locations deep in the heart of Lourensford Estates. The Uitzicht stoneage midden has early and middle stoneage artifacts (150,000 - 200,000 years BC) that are leached out of the soil by winter rains. more »
Cellar
A magnificent estate lies nestled in the fertile bowl of the Helderberg Mountains. more »
Biodiversity at Lourensford
Compiled by: AJ West more »
Exclusive Wine Club
Our Exclusive Wine Club has exciting features to offer. more »
John Platter Ratings
Chris Joubert, Cellar Master at Lourensford, attributes the success of the 2011 Platter Lourensford ratings to the improvement in the quality of the fruit from the vineyards following years of dedicated effort by the vineyard team. more »
Social Responsibility
Robert Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken" begins "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood. And sorry I could not travel both and be one traveller long I stood." more »