1. Where does the name Friesland come from?
Friesland is a province in the northern part of The Netherlands and the farm name honours the heritage of the first Dutch Steenkamps settling in the Cape in the late 1600’s. Owner De Bruyn Steenkamp’s first name is Floris so the Dutch link is there!
2. Where is the Friesland wine farm?
Friesland is a boutique 36 hectare wine farm in the Bottelary Hills outside Stellenbosch. Located with South-west facing slopes towards Table Bay and the ocean, and with good elevation, the vines benefit from a Mediterranean climate tempered by ocean’s proximity and cool afternoon breezes.
3. Who are the people behind Friesland wines?
Husband and wife team De Bruyn and Marilise Steenkamp are the owners of Friesland wines. They are well supported by Stefan Truter running finance and operations. Cape Wine Master De Bruyn grew up as 4th generation on the Steenkamp family land and selects and blends the wines sourced from the best Bottelary Stellenbosch vineyards.
4. Which wines are in the Friesland range?
Being Stellebosch based, we have a strong red wine focus and then wines of structure, fullness and good mouthfeel whilst staying fruit driven and elegant. We have 5 wines in our core portfolio between our flagship M-Klas Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot-Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Pinotage and Sauvignon Blanc. All our quality family wines are origin Stellenbosch.
5. Where do I find Friesland wines?
We have quite a few international customers and as far as South Africa is concerned, we focus on direct-to-consumer sales via our webshop and arrange delivery to your door (free on purchases over R1 000 in value). We also sell to wine clubs and are open to fine wine retail and on-consumption trade enquiries.