Wine estate
Meerlust Estate
Est. 1693
Meerlust Estate is a South African wine estate, founded in 1693 in Stellenbosch.
- Type
- Wine estate
- Founded
- 1693
- Location
- Stellenbosch
- Region
- Stellenbosch
- Owner
- Myburgh family
- Website
- meerlust.co.za
Ownership history
Settled by German immigrant Henning Huising in 1693. Bought by Johannes Albertus Myburgh in 1756 or 1757; the family has held it for eight generations.
Archivist's note
Estate timeline and most writers say 1756; Wine With Seth says January 1757.