R326, Stanford, Western Cape, RSA
Welcome to our family-owned country estate, located near the historic village of Stanford, nestled beneath the Klein Rivier mountains. Our estate features the Walker Bay vineyards and wine cellar, established in 2003, and the Birkenhead Brewery, one of South Africa's first craft breweries; founded in 1998. The estate also has a large restaurant where you can enjoy contemporary South African cuisine while enjoying the spectacular views of the Klein River Mountains. Join us for wine and beer tastings, and relaxed dining that's perfect families. You can also shop for our products online right here.
About us
The driving force behind the business is William Trew, known to everyone as Bill.
Bill left his mining town in Wales to make a new life in South Africa as a young mining engineer. With an empty suitcase but a heart full of dreams he went on to build a conglomeration of businesses that still exist today and all based in Africa: from gold mining, to engineering design , gold laboratory testing to, brewing and now farming & wine making.
This is a story of success from humble and seemingly hopeless beginnings, through hard work and perseverance.
One of our most renowned wines is Amesteca, a Romanian word for conglomeration. It's a reflection of how we can come together to achieve more than we ever dreamt of.
Our farm has travelled along a similar path.
From a micro brewery on a large piece of land we had the vision and without any encouragement or support we planted the first vines, built a winery, developed a brand and started to produce internationally recognised award winning wines.
We are proud of the journey and excited to see how much more we can achieve in the years to come.
The Team
These are just a few examples of the amazing talent that makes up the Walker Bay Estate team.
Our Name
Walker Bay is located in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is the next major bay between False Bay near Cape Town and Cape Agulhas to the south-east. The bay is famous for having some of the best land based whale-watching in the world, thus the inspiration for the whale tail logo.
Birkenhead, or HMS Birkenhead as it refers. Established in 1998, the Birkenhead Brewery was the first craft breweries in South Africa. The name is inspired by the famous sinking of the HMS Birkenhead just s few km down the coastline.