Haute Cabrière

Haute Cabrière is a vineyard estate and wine producer in Franschhoek in South Africa’s Western Cape, within the Cape Winelands. Its history is associated with the arrival of French Huguenot settlers, including Pierre Jourdan, more than three centuries ago. The estate is therefore part of the long French-settler and wine-growing tradition that helped shape Franschhoek’s identity. The estate’s modern form dates from the 1980s, when the Von Arnim family established the current iteration of Haute Cabrière. This period marked a renewed development of the property as a contemporary wine estate while retaining its historical association with French heritage and the Franschhoek landscape. The estate is primarily associated with Chardonnay and Pinot noir, two varieties that are central to its vineyard and wine-making identity. Haute Cabrière combines wine production with an estate-based visitor experience. Its facilities include a wine cellar and restaurant, making the property more than a vineyard source: it functions as a destination where wine, food, architecture, and the surrounding Cape Winelands setting are presented together. The cellar and restaurant underwent remodeling in 2019, representing a significant modernization of the visitor-facing estate. The brand’s positioning is rooted in place, heritage, and a focused grape-variety profile rather than broad consumer-goods distribution. Its identity draws on the historical presence of French Huguenots in Franschhoek, the Von Arnim family’s modern stewardship, and the use of Chardonnay and Pinot noir. Available reference material does not establish the estate’s ownership structure beyond the association with the Von Arnim family, nor does it provide verified information about its sales scale, export markets, current leadership, or corporate parent. Haute Cabrière is best characterized as an active South African winery estate with an integrated hospitality offering.

Haute Cabrière is located in Franschhoek, a South African wine region whose cultural and agricultural history is closely connected with French Huguenot settlement. The estate’s origins are described as extending back more than 300 years, to the period when Huguenot settlers arrived in the Cape. Pierre Jourdan is identified among the historical figures associated with the property. This early history provides the estate with a French-settler heritage that remains central to its identity. The property’s present-day form is more recent. In the 1980s, the Von Arnim family established the current iteration of Haute Cabrière, developing the estate as a modern wine producer while maintaining its connection to the historic Franschhoek setting. The estate primarily grows Chardonnay and Pinot noir, varieties that define much of its viticultural and product profile. Haute Cabrière has also developed as a visitor destination rather than operating solely as a vineyard or cellar. Its wine cellar and restaurant connect production with hospitality, allowing the estate to present its wines within an on-site food and tourism experience. These facilities were remodeled in 2019, updating the physical setting used for wine presentation and restaurant operations. The available reference material does not document a complete chronology of vineyard acquisitions, individual wine launches, ownership transfers, export expansion, financial performance, or named current executives. Accordingly, the documented history is centered on the estate’s Huguenot-era origins, the Von Arnim family’s establishment of its modern form in the 1980s, its focus on Chardonnay and Pinot noir, and the 2019 remodeling of the cellar and restaurant.

• 2019

  Cellar and restaurant remodeled

  [1]Haute Cabrièreen.wikipedia.org

  The estate’s wine cellar and restaurant were remodeled, updating its production and visitor-facing facilities.

• 1980

  Modern Haute Cabrière established

  [1]Haute Cabrièreen.wikipedia.org

  The Von Arnim family established the current iteration of the Haute Cabrière estate during the 1980s.

• Huguenot-era origins

  [1]Haute Cabrièreen.wikipedia.org

  The estate’s history is traced back more than three centuries to French Huguenot settlement in the Cape, with Pierre Jourdan among the historical figures associated with the property.

A historic Franschhoek wine estate combining French Huguenot heritage, Chardonnay and Pinot noir cultivation, wine production, and an on-site hospitality experience.

• Wine

  Chardonnay wines

  Wine made from Chardonnay grown at the Haute Cabrière estate. Chardonnay is one of the two grape varieties specifically identified with the property’s vineyards and forms part of its core product identity.

• Wine

  Pinot noir wines

  Wine made from Pinot noir cultivated at the estate. Pinot noir is a principal variety associated with Haute Cabrière, alongside Chardonnay, although the available reference material does not specify individual labels or release dates.

1. 1Haute Cabrièreen.wikipedia.org