South African Wine
The first man to produce wine in South Africa wasJan van Riebeeck.
Now, South Africa has their own grape variety, the Pinotage.
The Pinotage grape was cultivated by Dr. Abraham Izak Perold
in 1925.
Also popular in South Africa is the Chenin Blanc, locally called
Steen.
It was reported in 2006 that South Africa has 100,146 hectares
of vineyards producing wine.
|
