Sheltered by the grey and imposing Drakenstein Mountains, the rolling hills of the Franschhoek and Stellenbosch wine valleys are covered in varying shades of purple and green grapes, olives, and plum ...

Less than an hour’s drive inland from Cape Town, at the centre of a triangle of renowned wine regions known collectively as the Cape Winelands, sits a stunning winery hotel that is more of an ...

Good news: my suspicions are unfounded. Franschhoek, Stellenbosch and Paarl are real—every vineyard-filled, vista-rich, wine-doused inch of them. This year, two very different yet equally divine ...

Cape Town - You’ve lost yourself in the magnificent gardens of Babylonstoren, now it’s time to experience the wines of this historic Cape farm in the Drakenstein ...

In the historically inspired restoration of one of the Cape Winelands' oldest estates, owners Koos Bekker and wife Karen Roos, with the help of their dedicated staff, have created a new kind of ...

The Royal Horticultural Society has secured a partnership with the historic South African fruit and wine farm, Babylonstoren to produce its own branded RHS rosé wine. The wine will launch just before ...

A farmhouse hotel in South Africa's Cape Winelands has opened a plant-filled dining space, designed by Malherbe Rust Architects to pay tribute to the history of the spice trade. The Spice Garden is ...

Before lunch we were treated to one of the guided Babylonstoren Garden tours, which take place every day from 10am. The gardens are extensive and diverse, and are split into little pockets of ...

Created within a restored Cape Dutch farm dating back to the late 17 th century, Babylonstoren is the brain child of South African telecoms magnate Koos Bekker and the former editor of ELLE Decor, ...

From regenerative vineyards to low-impact luxury stays, the world’s most forward-thinking wine estates are proving that ...