South african wine has a history dating back to 1659 with the first bottle being produced in cape town by its founder and gouverner jan van riebeeck. access to international markets led to new investment in the south african wine market. production is concentrated around cape town, with major vineyard and production centres at constantia, paarl, stellenbosch and worcester. there are about 60 appellations within the wine of origin (wo) system, which was implemented in 1973 with a hierarchy of designated production regions, districts and wards. wo wines must only contain grapes from the specific area of origin. "single vineyard" wines must come from a defined area of less than 6 hectares. a...

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