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Groot Constantia, the oldest wine estate in South Africa. On 2 February 1659 the founder of Cape Town, Jan van Riebeeck, produced the first wine recorded in South Africa. [1] In 1685, the Constantia estate was established in a valley facing False Bay by the Governor of the Cape, Simon van der Stel. His 'Vin de Constance' soon acquired a good ...
The Western Cape region has been famous for its wine since the late 18th century and exports wine all over the world. In 2010 the Western Cape exported 374.8 million litres of wine. [52] With 100,200ha of vines under cultivation the province is the ninth largest exporter of wine in the world. [8]
Western Cape - A large multi-regional designation covering every appellation except those in the Northern Cape. KwaZulu-Natal - The whole Province was designated as a Geographical Unit in August 2005. Eastern Cape - The Eastern Cape Province was designated South Africa’s newest wine region in 2009. [3] Limpopo; Northern Cape
Cape Vintage port – A wine composed of grapes harvested in a single vintage, aged in wood and released with the words "Vintage Port" and the vintage year on the label. Cape Vintage Reserve port – A wine produced in a vintage year recognised by the South African wine industry or trade publications as being of exceptional quality.
Wine production in 2014 [1] Wines are produced in significant growing regions where vineyards are planted. Wine grapes mostly grow between the 30th and the 50th degrees of latitude, in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, typically in regions of Mediterranean climate. Grapes will sometimes grow beyond this range, thus minor amounts of ...
Wellington is a town in the Western Cape Winelands, a 45-minute drive from Cape Town, in South Africa with a population of approximately 62,000. Wellington's economy is centered on products of agriculture such as deciduous fruit, table grapes, wine and brandy. The town is located 75 km north-east of Cape Town, reached by the N1 motorway and R44.
Twee Jonge Gezellen (TJ) is a farm, winery and vineyard in the pioneer district of Tulbagh in the Western Cape, South Africa. Translated from Dutch, the name means Two Young Bachelors. [1] The farm was started by two young bachelor cousins in 1710. Locals referred to the farm as "the place where the two young bachelors stay," and the name stuck ...
In many wine regions, migrant workers are a sizable composition of the harvest time work force as well as local student and itinerant workers. [1] Karen Ross, president of the California Association of Winegrowers, has estimated that as of 2007 as many as 70% of the employees in the California wine industry may be immigrants from Mexico. [8]