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Stonefields, Route 43 is the site of an artisanal wine production situated inside a heritage building. This winery building was built out of mud and stone in 1913 by the Sheriff Building Contractors. It was part of the original Rocklands farm or Saligna Row and nestled below Maanschynkop hence the name of the brand – Maanschijn. The building has existed for over one hundred years. It was originally referred to as the “Waenhuis” or Wagon House. The wagon was stored in the middle room with the big doors. Currently this room doubles up as a fermentation cellar/ bottle store depending on the season. The room on the right, currently the barrel cellar is where the animals were kept. The small room on the left was the living quarters for the wagon driver. It is now the office.

Subsequently a character known as Oom Sampie used the building as an herbarium. He hung and dried local fynbos. The hooks used for this process are still visible. This was the source of the name for the Herbarium wines. The winery overlooks the old Hermanus Stanford road which replaced the very first road which was lower down closer to the water. Many a tale is to be told of people traversing this road including perhaps the legendary Lady Anne Barnard?

It is here in these magical surroundings that winemakers Douglas Mylrea and Paul Hoogwerf ferment low intervention wines which are crafted from vineyards in Walker Bay.