Welbedacht – pronounced Well-be-duct means well thought in High Dutch and was demarcated in 1830 from the farm Driefontein – meaning three fountains – in the Wellington district, which was granted by the Dutch Governor, Simon van der Stel, of the Cape Province, the most southern province in South Africa in the early 1700’s.

The Burger family acquired Welbedacht in 1997 after also buying the neighboring farm and the two farms form the Welbedacht Wine Estate, which means all the wine must be grown, made and bottled on the Estate.

Wellington, the town was formed in 1698, is a mere 45 minutes drive from Cape Town, the regional capital. Cape Town is also the most visited tourist destination in South Africa. Wellington was announced the best wine region in South Africa in 2010, the same year that Welbedacht won 2 national wine categories and helped Wellington win the award.