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THE FARM
KLEINFONTEIN FARM
The thatched farm house was built around 1830 by the descendents of the French Huguenots and was extended at the turn of the century. Tim and Caroline Holdcroft have painstakingly restored the original Cape Dutch character with poplar beams and ceilings made from reeds harvested on the farm.
Kleinfontein is a working farm cultivating vines, guavas and olives and has an organic vegetable garden irrigated by water from the crystal clear spring which gives the farm it's name "Small Spring". Caroline's indigenous bird friendly garden was opened recently for the Wellington Garden Festival and overseas visitors.
Kleinfontein produces small volumes of top quality wine with all grapes benefitting from personal attention and being hand picked at the peak of ripeness. Tim's first wine came to the market in 2004 and was a 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon which has proved to be very successful. A Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot and a straight Merlot are also produced with the latter doing very well on the overseas market.
