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Bushman Rock Art
Nort West of Cape Town
South Africa
Dutch traders landed
Let a wine tour guide instructor Ligia de Coito introduce you to the beautiful continent of Africa where the PHANT wine comes from.
North west of Cape Town
The Cape Winelands are famous for their beauty but with winemakers ever pushing the boundries to plant vines in cooler climates there are many more areas developing for the intrepid wine traveller to visit.
Cape Town
Mother City of Africa, and the Western Cape, an area which is regarded as one of the most beautiful regions in the world. The City is a rare cultural gem, resulting from the amalgamation of Indonesian, French, Dutch, British and German settlers, the local Bushman and Hottentot tribes and the Bantu tribes from the north. The impressive presence of Table Mountain, flanked by the legendary Devil's Peak and historical Signal Hill, stands proudly above the city. Beautiful white sandy beaches along a peaceful coastline frame the Cape Peninsula, which is famed for its unique floral kingdom, bountiful rivers, vleis and dams and magnificent countryside. The surrounding area extends far into the winelands, green in summer and red-gold in autumn. Read more...
South African wine history
wine celebrated 350 years
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wine and travel 12/01/2008
Soekershof - an unusual destination
For those in search of the unusual, there is Soekershof Walkabout in Klaas Voogds West between Robertson and Ashton in the Western Cape of South Africa. In the gardens there are more than 2 400 different species and varieties of succulents, cacti included, and they are all in the unprotected open air.
wine and travel 10/12/2008
South Africa
In 1652, Dutch traders landed at the southern tip of modern day South Africa to establisd a stopover point on the spice route between the Netherlands and the East. Thus the city of Cape Town was founded.. The British seized the Cape of Good Hope in 1806, forcing many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) to trek north to found new republics.
wine and travel 10/12/2008
South African wine history
The history of South African wine dates back to 1659, when Constantia was considered one of the greatest wines in the world. Nowadays, access to international markets has unleashed a burst of new energy and investment.
wine and travel 10/12/2008
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Ligia de Coito represents the Wine Desk. Winemakers and wine lovers in the Cape have come to appreciate her during the nine years she worked at the Cape Wine Academy in Stellenbosch
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