Van Loveren Family Cellar
Van Loveren
R317, Between Bonnievale and Robertson
We’ve had an exciting year upgrading our tasting room and can’t wait for you to visit us and experience the following activities we offer, first-hand:
- Food & Wine pairings (cheese & wine, chocolate & wine, charcuterie & wine, four cousins fan etc)
- Garden & Cellar Tours
- 7.5km Fish Eagle hiking trail (now a full biodiversity interpretation trail)
- 5.7km Family MTB trail & 15 km MTB trail (bike rental available)
- Christina’s @ Van Loveren bistro (thin-crust pizzas & juicy homemade burgers)
- and off course wine tasting
The Van Loveren vineyards have been in our family since 1937 when Hennie Retief Sr. bought some land in the Robertson area. Previously the property was part of a larger farm known as Goudmyn, the Afrikaans term meaning “Gold Mine” and a name that reflected the perceptions around the large sum paid for the original farm.
This property was later sub-divided and Hennie started farming on Goudmyn portion “F”. His wife, Jean (her maiden name was Van Zyl), disliked the farm’s designation and said it stood, to her mind, for “fools and failures”. As a result she persuaded her husband to rename the farm. At first they contemplated calling it Roche Rouge, after the impressive red ridge of the Elandsberg Mountain that formed a backdrop to their home. Jean, a traditionalist, however convinced Hennie to name the farm after Christina van Loveren – an ancestor whose bridal chest was passed down for generations and remains on the farm to this day. Christina was married to the first Van Zyl to arrive in South Africa in 1692.
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