Located in the Bottelary Hills, with elevated south-west facing slopes overlooking Table Bay, the boutique 36 hectare Steenkamp family farm Friesland is ideally situated for producing the finest quality Stellenbosch varieties. Friesland is also a province in the northern part of The Netherlands, and hence honours the Dutch heritage of the first Steenkamps settling in the Cape during the late 1600’s.

The Steenkamps love their red wine and Karoo lamb (the latter coming from the family farm close to Sutherland), with late father Kosie’s Karoo roots symbolized by the windmill on the Friesland farm and also appearing on the labels. The Friesland team is also hosting destination marketing (sunset tasting events) in the vineyard.

1. STELLENBOSCH

Our family wines are certified Wine of origin Stellenbosch and come from the two family farms Friesland and Groenland in the Bottelary Hills, or get selected and bought in from surrounding Stellenbosch farms. With elevated South-west facing slopes looking out towards Table Mountain and Table Bay and well-drained gravel soils with coffee stone, Bottelary is a down-to-earth, beautiful wine growing region.

2. FAMILY

Husband and wife team De Bruyn and Marilise Steenkamp are the owners of Friesland wines. Cape Wine Master De Bruyn grew up as 4th generation on the Steenkamp family land and blended the wines sourced from the best Stellenbosch vineyards.

3. QUALITY

Our family range comprises five premium labels of which 3 are Red and 2 White, with a particular love for Bordeaux-styled blends. Stellenbosch is Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot country and the wines are rich, fruit driven, elegant and well backed up by grippy tannins and structure to last.