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These wines, consciously positioned between Old and New World styles, are unique in their synthesis of the Old and New World. They retain the excellence of traditional styles of winemaking combined with New World technology and presentations, making them appeal to all palates.

Left: "The monument to the French Huguenots in Franschhoek, where many of them settled at the end of the 17th century. They made an enormous contribution to the development of winemaking at the Cape."

South Africa has five wine regions, divided into 14 very diverse wine districts classified under the Wine of Origin Areas by the Wine & Spirit Board. Each is comprised of smaller wards, where specific micro-climates and terroirs dictate marked differences in grape varieties and wine styles.

Cape wine country extends over a large geographic area stretching from the northern West Coast region on the Atlantic Ocean to the near dessert of the Klein Karoo. More than 100 000 hectares of vineyards are cultivated by 4 500 primary producers and wine is made in more than 340 cellars and estates.

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