South African Wine

South Africa’s first Vineyard was planted in Cape Town in 1655 and in 1659 on the 2nd of February, the first bottle of Wine was made, with these grapes. The first Vineyard was planted by the first Governor of Cape, Jan van Riebeeck, along with help from his fellow Dutch settlers. With over 1.13 billion…

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Laborie Wines – Interview With Kobus Van der Merwe

Sourcing only the finest grapes from the Western Cape region in South Africa, in this exclusive feature on Glass of Bubbly, we speak with Kobus Van der Merwe, the skilled Winemaker at Laborie Wines, let’s discover a little about his life, his journey into the industry and one of his favourite bubbly memories. It’s Great…

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