Clifford Roberts explores a new concept for South Africa: a wine-tasting emporium that showcases exclusively the wines of Stellenbosch, all under one roof.
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Over many decades, Stellenbosch has become the home of giants: giant oaks and giants in the fields of academia, science, engineering, literature … And, Danie Keet reminds us, giants in winemaking.
Taken for granted today, Stellenbosch Wine Routes is a concept that has had a somewhat bumpy and disjointed ride. EMILE JOUBERT explains how it almost fell apart – and how it came back together.
Today the Stellenbosch Wine Routes collective seems to have been around forever, writes EMILE JOUBERT. But just 50 years ago, it was a novel concept and one that was greeted with scepticism, if not downright hostility.