The Dop System and Slavery in Cape Vineyards The South African wine industry is built on a disturbing history of slavery, inequality, and discrimination. The industry dates back to 1652 when Jan van Riebeeck, […]
Post-Apartheid Situation of South African Wineries In the late 19th and early 20thcenturies, many countries in the southern hemisphere were carving a stellar wine reputation for themselves, and the international wine industry flourished to […]
How The Wine Industry in South Africa Started South Africa is renowned for its varied topography, unique natural beauty, and cultural diversity. This southernmost country on the tip of Africa is home to many […]
Early days of South Africa Wine South Africa is certainly well-known for its citizens’ struggle for independence and the enduring history of Apartheid. One of the lesser-known yet defining elements of South African history […]
January 18, 1677: On this day, Jan van Riebeeck died. Dutch navigator and colonial administrator Johan Anthoniszoon "Jan" van Riebeeck worked for the Dutch East India Company. When the Dutch East India Company arrived […]
The History of New World Wine Before the Age of Exploration, the indigenous peoples of the Americas had a long tradition of distilling alcohol into alcoholic beverages. It is widely established that indigenous distilled alcohol […]
Pinotage: South Africa’s Flagship Variety Every wine lover, wine enthusiast, and wine blogger should have the opportunity to taste a wine made from the Pinotage grape varietal. The red grape is native to South […]
December 1638: In this month, Dom Pierre Pérignon, O.S.B. was born. He was a Benedictine monk from France who made significant improvements to the production and quality of Champagne wine during a time when […]
March 4, 1193: Al-Nasr Salah-al Din, better known simply as Saladin, meaning the ‘Righteousness of the Faith’, died at Damascus in Syria. This Kurdish general had risen to become Vizier of the Fatimid Caliphate […]
March 31, 1991: On this day, a new hybrid wine yeast strain was developed and commercialized. In the wake of this discovery, Anchor Yeast became the first business and wine yeast brand anywhere globally […]
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