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Wine courses now available at Stellenbosch
2008-01-21 16:36:00 Getsmarter is a new learning platform that makes part-time University short courses available to anyone in South Africa via a combination of internet-based distance learning and face-to-face contact sessions. We work together with South Africa’s top universities to bring first-class education to anyone who is willing to learn. The internet-based delivery model helps bring down the ...
Jardin 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon, Stellenbosch
2007-04-21 00:00:00 A brick-like color leads to a nose of pure graphite and green pepper–quintessential cabernet sauvignon. That green quality follows through on the mid-palate, but it’s softened by some herbal tea and fig notes hovering around the edges. The finish, however, is the highlight of this wine: It comes on in waves: First red berry fruit, ...
By: Under the Glass
Jardin 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon, Stellenbosch
2007-04-20 15:50:00 A brick-like color leads to a nose of pure graphite and green pepper–quintessential cabernet sauvignon. That green quality follows through on the mid-palate, but it’s softened by some herbal tea and fig notes hovering around the edges. The finish, however, is the highlight of this wine: It comes on in waves: First red berry fruit, ...
By: Under the Glass
Stellenbosch ? Cape Town?s wine heritage
2007-02-13 17:24:02 In my first visit to Cape Town, I was tied down to the downtown with a distant view of Table Mountain. Naturally, when I saw expansive terrain of Johannesburg ? I was little generous in elevating this city over Cape Town ? much to the chagrin of South Africans. This time, I stayed at the Somerset west - the country side of the Cape Town ? and toured along the vineyards at Stellenbosch, had dinner in African settings at Moyo.I was quick to realize my earlier folly. First Impression is definitely not the lasting impression; Cape Town can match any other spectacular place on Mediterranean. No wonder Europeans who arrived decided to stay put!!!I was being driven along Stellenbosch Wine Routes, one of the biggest tourist attractions in the Western Cape. It has more than 200 wine and grape producers and considered as the second oldest town in South Africa with most winery façade as Cape Dutch buildings. All around Stellenbosch lies in a fertile green valley surrounded by vineyards,...
By: goggly
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