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Aquavit
At the Grinda Wardshus, on the island of Grinda in the Stockholm Archipelago, the potent Swedish liqour aquavit is daily fare. Although aquavit is clear and colorless, the colorful reflections of the table in the bottle, along with the diagonal treatment, give a strong flair and sense of flavour and excitement.
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Wines of the Cape
Behind a stately seventeenth-century mansion, set in a formal garden flanked by five ancient camphor trees, rows of manicured grape vines rise towards a phalanx of rugged peaks, maroon in the clear dusk light On a similar crisp windy evening, 350 years ago, the first Dutch settlers urged their wagons across the low passes to the fertile valleys inland.
To the south the lights of Cape Town glimmer under the broad bulk of Table Mountain. Across the rough crags of the Helderberg range, lie the rich winemaking regions of Stellenbosch, Franschhoek and Paarl.
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Wines of the Cape posted in africa , food , south africa , stories , wine
Fruits of the Vine
This story on South Africa for Endless Vacation magazine covered the wine country of Stellenbosch and Franschhoek north of Cape Town.
They have been making wine in South Africa since the 1600's but only since majority rule have they sold in the world market.
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