How to Eat a Glass Elephant

February 26th, 2024


Insights from our sustainability journey 



You would be excused for thinking of Babylonstoren as a garden surrounded by a farm. Our ...

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Introducing our new white blend, Candide 2018

August 29th, 2018

What is the secret to happiness? If you were to ask Candide, the protagonist in Voltaire’s satire by the same name, it is that we ‘must cultivate our own garden’.

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Oak Barrels

April 23rd, 2013

Barrels have been used in the wine industry for over two thousand years.  At  Babylonstoren, we age our Babel Red, the Shiraz, our Chardonnay and ...

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300 Years of Hands & Hearts

April 19th, 2013

Babylonstoren has a 300 year history, which means a lot of hands and hearts have been involved over time. When you join our cellar tour, ...

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Making Red Wine

March 6th, 2013

We are nearing the end of harvest, and our cellar is bursting with all the newly-made red wines. What is keeping us busy now is ...

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Next up: Naartjie Mampoer

May 18th, 2012

About a year ago, our winemaker, Charl Coetzee, was tasked with setting up and running the Babylonstoren distillery. The distillery is now all set up ...

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