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  2. South African wine - Wikipedia

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    In the early 1990s, as Apartheid ended and the world's wine market was opening up, winemakers in South Africa ignored Pinotage in favour of more internationally recognised varieties like Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon. Towards the end of the 20th century, the grape's fortunes began to turn, and by 1997 it commanded higher prices than any other ...

  3. Accolade Wines - Wikipedia

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    Hardy used the money he had earned to purchase a property on the banks of the River Torrens, which he named 'Bankside'. [7] [8] Shiraz and Grenache vines were planted on the Bankside property. Wine was sold locally and in England, and the profits enabled Hardy to buy the Tintara Vineyard Company about 1876.

  4. Shiraz wine - Wikipedia

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    Shiraz wine refers to two different wines. Historically, the name refers to the wine produced around the city of Shiraz in Iran . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In the current era, "Shiraz" is an alternative name for the Syrah grape, mostly used in Australia and South Africa .

  5. Groot Constantia - Wikipedia

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    Groot Constantia is noted particularly for its production of high-quality red wines, including Shiraz, Merlot and blended red Gouverneurs Reserve. In 2003 the estate began production of a Constantia dessert wine, called Grand Constance , for the first time since the 1880s.

  6. New World wine - Wikipedia

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    Vineyard in Cafayate, Argentina. New World wines are those wines produced outside the traditional winegrowing areas of Europe and the Middle East, in particular from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Japan (primarily Tokachi), Mexico, New Zealand, South Africa and the United States (primarily California).

  7. Syrah - Wikipedia

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    Syrah (/ ˈ s iː r ɑː /), also known as Shiraz, is a dark-skinned grape variety grown throughout the world and used primarily to produce red wine.In 1999, Syrah was found to be the offspring of two obscure grapes from southeastern France, Dureza and Mondeuse Blanche. [1]

  8. History of South African wine - Wikipedia

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    The Cape wine estate of Constantia brought world wine to South Africa for their Muscat wines. In 1679 Simon van der Stel was appointed to succeed van Riebeeck as governor of the Cape Colony. Against Dutch East India Company regulations he orchestrated a deal for a land grant near Table Mountain for a 750-hectare (1,900-acre) estate – a grant ...

  9. Merlot - Wikipedia

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    In South Africa, plantings of Merlot have focused on cooler sites within the Paarl and Stellenbosch regions. [6] Here the grape is the third most widely planted red grape variety, accounting for nearly 15% of all red wine grape plantings, with 6,614 hectares (16,340 acres) of Merlot in cultivation in 2008.

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