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General location of some South African wine regions. The wine regions of South Africa were defined under the "Wine of Origin" (Wyn van Oorsprong) act of 1973.Mirroring the French Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) system, all South African wines listing a "Wine of Origin" must be composed entirely of grapes from its region. [1]
The Stellenbosch district is the second oldest wine region in South Africa, after Constantia, and is responsible for around 14% of the country's annual wine production. First planted in 1679, Stellenbosch is located 45 kilometres (28 mi) east of Cape Town.
Included are wine professionals at an elevated level compared with Wine writers, being authorities on wine tasting, having established rating systems or written reference works. Michael Broadbent, British wine critic, author and auctioneer Huon Hooke at Geelong wine show American wine critic Robert M. Parker Jr.
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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 ...
Judging color is the first step in tasting wine. There are five basic steps in tasting wine: color, swirl, smell, taste, and savor. [22] These are also known as the "five S" steps: see, swirl, sniff, sip, savor. During this process, a taster must look for clarity, varietal character, integration, expressiveness, complexity, and connectedness. [23]
The church received the first call from the sheriff’s office around 1:30 p.m., and 10 church representatives, along with dozens of county sheriffs came to the church to assist with reunification ...
Charlotte Hornets center Nick Richards will be sidelined indefinitely due to a fractured rib. Richards went down early after injuring his right shoulder in the Hornets’ 124-109 loss to the ...