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Babylonstoren Wine Museum

March 14th, 2022


Take a walk through The Story of Wine







Babylonstoren’s new wine museum was inaugurated this month. ...

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Growing heirloom cucumbers at Babylonstoren

February 17th, 2022


There’s a rustle in the new tunnels at Babylonstoren where the finest heirloom cucumbers are stretching up their rambling arms and bearing the most ...

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Ou Brulparra

January 25th, 2022


They lurk by the side of the lavender patch and tilapia ponds … motionlessly awaiting the heat of the day when youngsters draw near. ...

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Bloom of Ages: The Lotuses of Babylonstoren

December 20th, 2021


They’re admired the world over for their transcendent beauty … delicate flower crowns that appear to float on water and exist only for a ...

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Rambling on after 360 years: Van Riebeeck’s Rose

December 10th, 2021


“Of all flowers, methinks rose is best.”Shakespeare 



Is there a flower better woven into the fabric of history and culture than ...

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