Our farm Welbedacht, granted in 1830, means "well thought out" in Dutch and has been producing wine and quality grapes since those early days as a testament to its unique and well thought out positioning against the slopes of Groenberg Mountain overlooking the picturesque Cape Winelands.
Once a ramshackle cellar dating back to the 1800s. Welbedacht is now in the safe hands of former rugby Springbok Schalk Burger Snr. After selling grapes to high-profile producers with 'amazing results' for a few years (think ABSA Top 10 Pinotage), Burger decided in 2003 to follow his dream of making his own wines.
The wines start when we hand select the bunches of grapes in our vineyards and make the wine in our unique cellar, which we designed to suit our fruit.
Describing the 2005 harvest as 'a roller coaster ride of gritted teeth and silent prayer', Schalk Burger and winemaker Matthew Copeland are particularly excited about the quality of their Pinotage and barrel-fermented Chenin, both from decades-old bush vines. But look out, also for their 'very special, serious' blend named ...no, not Rugby field, but CRICKET PITCH, after the Welbedacht oval, situated alongside the beautifully restored homestead.
Opening Times
Mon- Fri: 09h00 - 17h00
Sat: 10h00 - 13h00
