Gallery
The Farm, the Cellar and the Cottages
Photographs from around Swaelkloof: the vines above Franschhoek, the 1898 stone cellar, Die Swael, the cottages and the oak lawn.
A Look Around Swaelkloof
Twelve pictures of the parts of the farm guests spend their day in, from the 1978 Chenin block to a long table under the oaks.
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Morning mist over the upper slopes -
The 1978 Chenin Blanc block, still farmed by hand -
The duck flock on snail patrol -
The olive grove, picked for the estate oil -
Twenty-two months in French oak for the Swaelnes -
Harvest mornings, crate by crate -
Barrel tasting on the cellar tour -
Die Swael, laid for lunch in the 1898 cellar -
Franschhoek trout, cucumber and buttermilk -
Breakfast baskets on a private stoep -
Fireplaces for winter nights in the vines -
The Oak Lawn set for a long table dinner
More of the year on the farm, from pruning to press, is written up in our Journal.
Come and Find Them
See It in Person
Every picture here is somewhere you can sit, taste, eat or sleep. Start with one of these.
Taste
