Wines of the new South Africa : tradition and revolution /
Sought after by European aristocrats and a favorite of Napoleon Bonaparte, the sweet wines of Constantia in the Cape Colony were considered to be among the world's best during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. During the first democratic elections in 1994, South Africa began to re-emerge...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
2013
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Sought after by European aristocrats and a favorite of Napoleon Bonaparte, the sweet wines of Constantia in the Cape Colony were considered to be among the world's best during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. During the first democratic elections in 1994, South Africa began to re-emerge onto the international wine scene. Tim James, an expert on South African wines, takes the reader on an information-packed tour of the region, showing us how and why the unique combination of terroir and climate, together with dramatic improvements in winemaking techniques, result in wines that are once. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780520954830 0520954831 1299557929 9781299557925 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
