{"product_id":"south-africa-stellenbosch-muratie-wine-estate","title":"Muratie Wine Estate","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou visit Muratie to taste wine in a cobwebbed cellar where the farm's history hangs in the air. The estate has made wine since 1685, when Simon van der Stel granted the land to a German soldier. Today the Melck family runs it, naming each wine after a person from the farm's past — like Ansela van de Caab, a freed slave who married the first owner, or Barefoot Ben, the winemaker who worked the vineyards without shoes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tasting room keeps its original cobwebs as part of the atmosphere, with antique equipment and stained glass adding to the sense of stepping back. Outside, ancient oaks shade the property, some planted centuries ago. The vineyards climb the slopes of Simonsberg Mountain, where ducks and geese patrol the rows instead of pesticides.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou can walk the grounds to see the original homestead, the artist's studio from when George Paul Canitz owned the farm, and the oak Ansela planted. The farm kitchen serves lunch on the terrace, with produce from the garden. Muratie also keeps alpacas and chickens near the paddock.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cellar uses a three-ton pneumatic press to gently extract juice, fermenting in both open vats and stainless steel. They handpick the grapes and sort them on a table before pressing. The mountain bike trail runs through the vineyards and neighboring Uitkyk Estate, with riders signing in at the cellar before starting.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"South Africa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51943679197404,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0829\/8256\/8156\/files\/muratie-wine-estate-winery-koelenhof-stellenbosch-south-africa-01.webp?v=1783249065","url":"https:\/\/murmurgo.com\/products\/south-africa-stellenbosch-muratie-wine-estate","provider":"Murmurgo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}