Vergenoegd Löw | The Wine Estate

Enter and stand a chance to win an unforgettable Wine Safari | This prize includes a 3-day / 2-night stay at Vergenoegd Löw Boutique Hotel & Spa | Stellenbosch | South Africa, with an all-inclusive value of USD $1,500.00 for 2 people sharing.

Our Story of the Wine Estate & Our People

In 1696 Pieter de Vos could feast his eyes on what you see today – Table Mountain, the Helderberg Mountain, the Eerste River, The Atlantic Ocean, vineyards and waving fields.

History, heritage and harmony converge here – wine making over three centuries, vrijburgers layering and expanding the homestead, barn, slave lodge, threshing floor and cellars into one of the oldest and most intact of the early wine farms of the Cape of Good Hope. This is a living, evolving national monument, part of the European Heritage Project and a WWF conservation site.

Many of the key players in our history share a brave, inquiring and adventurous sense of possibility. Take founder Pieter de Vos, who planted the first vines here at the end of the 17th century. He started a tradition that continues to this day. He also chose the name Vergenoegd (well-satisfied or content)

There was also Johan George Lochner, who bought the farm in 1782. He had the foresight to host, for almost a year, (between 1786 and 1787), a Dutch Lutheran minister and artist, Jan Brandes. What makes Brandes interesting is that he painted and drew extensively, leaving behind important pictorial records. These have been an invaluable source of information for our architectural and gardening heritage teams. Today, works he created on the farm are now housed in Amsterdam’s famous Rijksmuseum. Reproductions of some of these are displayed on the estate.

We can’t forget the Faure family who farmed here over six generations for almost 200 years. It is they who recognised the land’s potential for Cabernet Sauvignon, today our flagship varietal red. John Faure proved an excellent winemaker (like his father) but also had the excellent sense to start farming with and breeding Indian Runner ducks, from way back in 1984. He understood they could keep vineyard pests at bay, while fertilising the soil. He still manages the duck programme for us, breeding many prize-winners, and has even made ducks available to neighbouring farmers who want to farm regeneratively the way we do.

In 2015, John sold the farm to German entrepreneur, philanthropist, historian, heritage advocate and conservationist, Prof Dr Peter Löw. He is another great visionary, who has revitalised the estate with a consummate blend of optimism, sensitivity and creativity.

What he envisaged and has brought to life, is an intimate wine tourist destination in an authentic working farm setting, rich in natural beauty and scenery: a tranquil enclave that honours the past but that expresses its rich heritage in a contemporary way; and that through its wines, hospitality and way of life, expresses a taste of place with refinement and restraint.

As importantly, he has forged a new generation of team members he is keen to see advance in their skills and careers. And he is supporting them with extensive investment in research and technology to create new-generation vineyards, winemaking and hospitality, all the while working with nature to leave a legacy for those who follow.

About our luxury Stellenbosch Spa

Welcome to our spa at Vergenoegd Löw, a tranquil, luxury retreat in Stellenbosch. We form part of a five-star boutique hotel and wine estate, steeped in history amidst beautiful 18th century Cape Dutch architecture. Whether planning a romantic escape or a solo day experience, we invite you to our corner of the Cape Winelands to let time stand still. See this as the ultimate in self-care. Yours, or to gift as a beautiful surprise for someone special.

We are here to nurture hotel guests and day spa visitors alike. Let caring hands restore and rejuvenate you. Our exclusive experiences include facials, manicures, pedicures, massages and body wraps for all. Women and men. Singles, couples and groups.

A New Culinary Chapter

We are thrilled to announce the appointment of talented local chef and wine pairing expert, Michelle Theron, as our first head of gastronomy. In this newly created position she becomes our full-time in-house chef, responsible for all dining and beverage matching experiences on the estate. She succeeds external culinary consultant Bertus Basson, the luminary who has left us an inspiring legacy from which we can build our self-sufficiency.

Michelle’s arrival coincides with our increased farm-to-table focus, made possible by our stepped-up regenerative farming. We now have a steady source of ethically reared animal protein and sustainably cultivated vegetables and herbs for all our kitchens and thus our guests, and Michelle is delighted to translate these ingredients from our own eco-verse into an exciting range of culinary stories. Her trademark is simplicity and sustainability with sophistication, bringing traditional Cape cuisine to life inventively and elegantly, where the food itself takes centre stage.

“Just as in the cellar the winemaking team follows the grapes, in the kitchen we follow the seasonal ingredients, letting aroma, flavour and texture speak first” – Michelle Theron

Michelle’s menus are inspired by the farm and what it yields: hand-reared meat, butter, eggs, fresh produce and even honey, thanks to our recently introduced honeybee hives. (And that’s not to forget the wine we grow and make here.) We have the expertise. We have the ingredients (or we source from local independent suppliers who share our values). Now, for the next chapter, where every plate can tell its own tale, we are making some behind-the-scenes infrastructural changes.

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