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SOUTH AFRICA CELEBRATES 365 YEARS OF WINEMAKING

By Rose Murray Brown MW Published in The Scotsman 30 March 2024 On 2 February 1659, the first wine made from grapes grown in South Africa was crafted by the Governor of the Cape, Jan van Riebeeck. He had planted vines four years earlier in the Company’s Garden near Cape Town from cuttings imported