The original properties of the Vergelegen winery in South Africa’s Cape, a quintessential Victorian colonial estate which has played host to dignitaries such as Bill Clinton, are set among gardens of fairytale proportions. Sitting in its tranquil surroundings, the turmoil that currently grips this country as it struggles with its new identity is at worst a distant memory.
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Vergelegen
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The dichotomy of the two South Africas this presents can be paralleled against the state of the South African wine industry, as it too struggles to establish itself in the international community. Vergelegen, after investment from the mining conglomerate Anglo-American, is testament to what can be achieved if the right money is there. A gleaming new winery and plantings of international varieties have produced wines of structure, ripeness and complexity.
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