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Rooibos was formerly classified as Psoralea but is now thought to be part of Aspalathus following Dahlgren (1980). The specific name of linearis was given by Burman (1759) for the plant's linear growing structure and needle-like leaves. The name rooibos is Afrikaans deriving from rooi bos, meaning ' red bush '.
The Stellenbosch-based Audacia produced the first rooibos wine – a Merlot – in South Africa in 2013 . Their rooibos product range has since expanded to include Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, a Red Blend and a White Blend. [8] KWV South Africa (Pty) LTD followed in 2014 with a rooibos Pinotage under their Earth’s Essence brand. [9] [10]
Benjamin Ginsberg (Беньямин-Тевья Гинзбург, 15 January [O.S. 3 January] 1886, Moscow, Russian Empire [1] – 14 February 1944, Cape Town, South Africa) was a South African businessman, credited with pioneering the commercialisation of rooibos.
Wedding day photo of Hendrik Meiring and Annekie Theron. Annique Theron (born Anna Elizabeth [Annekie] Heystek in North Transvaal, April 18, 1929 - Pretoria, February 22, 2016) was a South African businesswoman best known for her line of cosmetics and health care products featuring rooibos as a main ingredient.
Black tea (also literally translated as red tea from various East Asian languages) is a type of tea that is more oxidized than oolong, yellow, white, and green teas. Black tea is generally stronger in flavour than other teas.
A promotional poster for "Tisane Gauloise", by Paul Berthon. Some feel [clarification needed] that the term tisane is more correct than herbal tea or that the latter is even misleading, but most dictionaries record that the word tea is also used to refer to other plants beside the tea plant and to beverages made from these other plants.
O'Sulloc offers a Roobibos tea, which is derived from the plant Rooibos, or Aspalathus linearis. [25] Unlike traditional black and green teas, Rooibos tea contains no caffeine or tannins, which is a common cause of tea bitterness. Rooibos tea has been shown in studies to cause adverse effects on the liver. [28]
Red espresso tea. Red espresso (stylised as red espresso) is the brand name of The Red Espresso Company Pty Ltd, a South African manufacturer of Rooibos tea products. The company was founded by Pete and Monique Ethelston and Carl Pretorius in 2005, when Carl invented a way to express a shot of Rooibos tea on an espresso machine as a caffeine-free alternative to coffee.