Tag: winemaking
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Winemaking in South Africa: The Roots of Colonization
Originally appeared on Wide Angle (PBS) website, “Road to Riches” episode, 2003 The Dutch Arrive in South Africa The beginnings of winemaking in South Africa coincide with the arrival of Dutch settlers to the future republic’s Western Cape in 1652. Commander Jan van Riebeeck had been sent to Table Bay by the Dutch East India…