Bloemendal Wine Estate, situated in the iconic Durbanville Wine Valley on the outskirts of Cape Town, will go on auction on 28 May 2025 for R250 million. The boutique wine farm grows various wine grapes, including Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinotage, and Cabernet Sauvignon. It is one of the largest wine farms in the region, reaching up along the Kanonberg and Tierberg Mountains.
Bloemendal was established in 1702 to provide fresh produce to Cape Town and the Dutch East Indian Company ships travelling on the spice route to and from India. Kanonberg, translated to "canon mountain" was the site where canons were fired to signal to Cape Town that fresh produce was ready to collect.
Bloemendal's first cellar was built in 1920 by Jannie van der Westhuizen. His son continued the estate's concentration on winemaking by planting significant amounts of Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz in the early 1960s. Building on the family's winemaking tradition, the farm was officially registered as an Estate in 1987.
The estate's wines garnered worldwide recognition over the years, winning several awards and accolades.
In 2008, Jannie van der Westhuizen's grandson, then-owner and winemaker Jackie Coetzee, sold the estate to "move on to another form of life". A farming subsidiary of businessman Tokyo Sexwale's Mvelaphanda Holdings bought the estate on auction.
17 years later, the company is selling the estate as a going concern. Rawson Auctions will run the auction, and the reserve price has been set for R250 000 000.
Buildings on the farm include various restaurants, conferencing facilities, houses, and dwellings. It also features the popular Bloemendal Trail Park, along with a bicycle service centre and kids party venue.
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