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Cape Town Winelands Accommodation

Vrede en Lust, derived from the Dutch 'Peace and Eagerness' is a modern wine farm, building on a 315 year old foundation. Its vision is to become one of South Africa's best loved wineries by delivering a level of customer experience that exceeds all expectations.

The farm is located in the centre of the Cape Winelands, on the eastern slopes of the Simonsberg, and nestled in between the top notch Rupert de Rothschild (Fredericksburg) and Plaisir de Merle estates. The vineyards are classified under the Wine of Origin ward Simonsberg-Paarl, as part of the Paarl Wine Region. Vrede en Lust produces more than 80% of its grapes on the estate and sources the balance from top quality grape growers in the region.

Vrede en Lust was established by the French Huguenot, Jacques de Savoye in 1688. De Savoye immediately started improving the 60 morgen (55 Ha) of land that starts on the Berg River Valley floor and runs up the eastern foothills of the majestic Simonsberg mountain. More than 10,000 vines were planted by 1691, which grew to 80,000 by 1780.

Dana and Cara Buys purchased both farms in 1996, uniting the original farm once more, and set up restoring a number of the historic buildings and replanting the farm to noble wine grape cultivars. In 1998 Dana entered into a partnership with his brother Etienne, who has since overseen the redevelopment project. The new winery was completed in time for the 2002 harvest and today, Vrede en Lust is a working wine farm and accessible to the public.