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Happy Birthday South Africa Wine - 350 years old today!

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Happy Birthday South Africa Wine - 350 years old today!

by Peter May » Mon Feb 02, 2009 12:57 pm

On 2 February 1659 Jan van Riebeeck recorded in his diary

"Today, praise be to God, wine was pressed for the first time from Cape grapes."

Happy Birthday!!
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Re: Happy Birthday South Africa Wine - 350 years old today!

by Redwinger » Mon Feb 02, 2009 1:00 pm

Peter-
Did he see his shadow? :wink:
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Smile, it gives your face something to do!
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Re: Happy Birthday South Africa Wine - 350 years old today!

by Dave Erickson » Tue Feb 03, 2009 11:03 pm

Raise a glass to Stellenbosch and the Paarl -- beautiful lands producing beautiful wines.

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