Please join me, Charlie Seppelt a fifth generation Seppelt family and Senior Winemaker at the Seppeltsfield Estate, to learn about the history of the palm trees.
Starting in 1929, in total, over 2,000 palm trees were planted, with the road from the nearby settlement of Marananga to the Seppeltsfield Estate affectionally named as ‘the Avenue of Hopes and Dreams’.
Our family were given permission in 1925 to build a family mausoleum on the highest point of the Seppeltsfield Estate. Built on the very top of the hill, offers views across the Seppeltsfield Estate, far and wide. Completed in 1927, Oscar Benno and his wife Sophie have been laid to rest there, along with their children, grand-children and my father.
I encourage you to refer to the map on this website for the route to continue to hear the Seppeltsfield Estate history. The location of the next podcast – the Distillery building which is now host to Prohibition Liquor Co.
