Babylonstoren Minute – 20 June 🌧 🍊 🥬⁠ ⁠ All around the farm, bright and zesty citrus fruit are ripening on the trees — a delight to see amongst the dreary grey skies.⁠ ⁠ ⁠ But don’t forget to look out for the luscious kale and cabbages flourishing in our vegetable garden, and adding a nutritious crunch to Babel restaurant’s plates this season.⁠ ⁠ Our Spice House, adjacent to the Healing Garden, offers a warm sanctuary from the cold, especially during these nippy winter days. Brrr! ⁠ ⁠ 🔥 Now is also the perfect time to visit our Tasting Room and savour sips of your favourite Babylonstoren wines next to the fireplace.⁠ ⁠ ——⁠ ⁠ Planning on visiting us this winter? Brace for whatever the weather by bringing along your gumboots and an umbrella! ☂️⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #babylonstoren #babylonstorenminute #franschhoek #capewinelands #farmlife #winelands #wintergarden #winecountry #gardening #gardentotable #farmtotable #growyourown #pickandeat #gardenlife #lovegardening #instagarden #greenfinger #planting #horticulture #citrusseason

Happy Father's Day to all the dads, father figures, oupas and uncles. ⁠ ⁠ We hope you get to spend some quality time with your main man today. Whether he's a braai master, a fishing fundi, a garden guru, a metro man, or a wine wizz, we're celebrating savouring those slow moments together. 🌾⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #babylonstoren #franschhoek #capewinelands #farmlife #winecountry #fathersday #dadsofinstagram #lifeonthefarm #paarl #winelands #luxurytravel #goldlist #farmhotel #meetsouthafrica #uniquehotels #travelinspo #hotelsoftheworld

The farm is starting to reveal its winter palette — bare brown and lush green⁠🍂🍂⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #babylonstoren #franschhoek #capewinelands #farmlife #winecountry #winelands #paarl #simonsberg #gardening #thisissouthafrica #meetsouthafrica #instagarden #greenfinger #horticulture #lifeonthefarm #travelinspo #goldlist #luxurytravel #wintergarden

oh, the simple joy of sunshine in between the rain⁠🌞 ⁠ ⁠ P H O T O: @studiodaynagay⁠ ⁠ #babylonstoren #franschhoek #capewinelands #farmlife #winecountry #gardening #gardentotable #farmtotable #simonsberg #thisissouthafrica #growyourown #pickandeat #gardenlife #lovegardening #instagarden #greenfinger #planting #horticulture

M A N O F T H E H O U R //⁠ ⁠ Whether you’ll be spending the day together around the braai, or simply letting him know you appreciate him with a thoughtful gift… don’t forget Dad this Father’s Day! 🌾⁠ ⁠ Not sure what he’ll love? How about a selection of all his favourites wrapped up in a gift-ready hamper?⁠ 🥓 If Dad lives in one of our main delivery areas (Cape Town, Joburg, Pretoria and surrounds), you can still get his gift delivered in time.⁠ 🥓 + FREE delivery.⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #babylonstoren #franschhoek #capewinelands #farmlife #winecountry #luxurytravel #hotelsoftheworld #paarl #stellenbosch #fathersday #farmtotable #simonsberg #thisissouthafrica #lifeonthefarm #babylonSTORE #onlineshopping #shoponline

Vibrant hues of orange and yellow fill up our baskets and plates right now as we harvest Nules clementines, as well as Eureka and Lisbon lemons 🍊🍋⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #babylonstoren #franschhoek #capewinelands #farmlife #winecountry #gardening #gardentotable #farmtotable #simonsberg #thisissouthafrica #pickandeat #gardenlife #lovegardening #instagarden #wintergarden #greenfinger #planting #horticulture #citrus #clementine

Ever wondered where the name Babylonstoren comes from? ⁠ ⁠ Look closely and you’ll spot the iconic Babylonstoren koppie (or hill) 👀🍂 ... In the late 1600s, the farmers thought the shape resembled the Tower of Babel mentioned in the Bible. So it was dubbed, in Dutch, Babilonische Tooren, Babylon's Toren, Babilonstoring and later Babylonstoren.⁠ ⁠ It's also the perfect spot for hotel guests to enjoy a 360-degree view of the sprawling garden and farm orchards🌾⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #babylonstoren #franschhoek #capewinelands #farmlife #winecountry #winelands #lifeonthefarm #luxurytravel #goldlist #farmhotel #meetsouthafrica #uniquehotels #smallluxuryhotels #beautifulhotel #capedutch #travelinspo #passportlife #travelbug #internationaltravel #hotelsoftheworld

The thick, whitewashed walls and gables of our Cape Dutch Manor House dates back to 1777. 🍂⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #babylonstoren #franschhoek #capewinelands #farmlife #winecountry #luxurytravel #boutiquehotel #goldlist #farmhotel #meetsouthafrica #uniquehotels #smallluxuryhotels #beautifulhotel #capedutch #travelinspo #passportlife #travelbug #winelands #hotelsoftheworld

Postcards from the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 🥂🇬🇧⁠ ⁠ Cheerfully elegant with a sun-kissed glow and floral notes, our Babylonstoren Mourvèdre Rosé was the perfect match for the world's most famous flower show that's wrapping up today.⁠ ⁠ #RHSChelseaFlowerShow⁠ _ _ _⁠ ⁠ 🦎 @thenewtinsomerset 🌱 @the_rhs ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #babylonstoren #rhschelsea #rhschelseaflowershow #london #franschhoek #capewinelands #farmlife #winecountry #winelands #winery #rosé #roséwine #roséallday #wine #pinkwine #winetime #winelover #drinkpink #yeswayrosé

MINUTE — Babylonstoren in Chelsea 🥂🇬🇧⁠👋 ⁠ Highlights from this week feature all things RHS Chelsea Flower Show where our Mourvèdre Rosé was on everyone’s lips (quite literally) as the show’s official rosé – for the third consecutive year. 🥂⁠ ⁠ We’re delighted to have met so many of our UK friends and followers! And, of course, doing all things Chelsea Flower Show with our sister estate @thenewtinsomerset. 🦎⁠ ⁠ The show is wrapping up tomorrow, so if you’re around do pop by to say hi!⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #babylonstoren #rhschelsea #rhschelseaflowershow #london #franschhoek #capewinelands #farmlife #winecountry #winelands #winery #rosé #roséwine #roséallday #wine #pinkwine #winetime #winelover #drinkpink #yeswayrosé

Final moments of flourish.. Hurry, the chrysanthemums will disappear from the Greenhouse very soon 🍃⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #babylonstoren #franschhoek #capewinelands #farmlife #winecountry #gardenlife #paarl #stellenbosch #gardening #simonsberg #lovegardening #instagarden #greenfinger #planting #horticulture #chrysanthemums #flowers #flowersofinstagram #flowerstagram

Walk this way in May 🌵 There are only a few more days left to see our succulent collection inside the Puff Adder 🐍⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #babylonstoren #franschhoek #capewinelands #farmlife #winecountry #gardening #gardentotable #farmtotable #simonsberg #thisissouthafrica #gardenlife #lovegardening #instagarden #greenfinger #planting #horticulture #succulents #succulentplants #succulentgardens⁠ ⁠ P H O T O: @patricija.ko