Twee Jonge Gezellen

Twee Jonge Gezellen (TJ) is a family owned farm in the pioneer district of Tulbagh in the Western Cape, South Africa. The estate has been in the same family since 1710. Translated from Dutch, the name means Two Young Bachelors. The farm was started by two young bachelors (cousins) in 1710, and since the locals referred to the farm as "the place where the two young bachelors stay", the name stuck. However the two bachelors did not remain bachelors for long, since it is their direct descendants (the Krone family) who now run the farm and produce the wines. In September 2011 the farm was placed under provisional liquidation after it transpired that their Land Bank loan could not be repaid.[1]

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  1. ↑ , Wine farm loses its fizz.


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