Fairview Wine and Cheese Farm

Fairview has one image that is difficult to forget: goats walking around a circular tower.

But stopping at the photo means missing why the goats are here in the first place.

The Back family has owned Fairview since 1937. In 1980, the farm introduced a herd of Saanen goats and began developing its goat’s cheese production.

A year later, Charles Back built the now-famous Goat Tower after seeing a similar structure at Portugal’s Aveleda estate.

So the tourist icon actually grew out of a working part of the farm.

The goats later became part of Fairview’s humour and even inspired the wine name Goats Do Roam, but the estate is much more than one clever joke. Wine, cheesemaking, tastings, and several generations of family history all meet here.

In short: 🐐 Famous Goat Tower · 🧀 Estate cheesemaking · 🍷 Winery · 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Back family since 1937 · 🇵🇹 Tower inspired by Aveleda · 😏 Goats Do Roam