The early history of the South African wine industry can be traced to the founding of a supply station at the Cape of Good Hope by the Dutch East India Company. Jan van Riebeeck was given the task of
Landing of Van Riebeeck at the Cape of Good Hope in 1652 (c. 1850) by Charles Davidson Bell
Replica of an East Indiaman of the Dutch East India Company/United East India Company (VOC).
The Cape wine estate of Constantia brought world wine to South Africa for their Muscat wines.
The Groot Constantia manor house
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Portuguese wine was mostly introduced by the Romans and other ancient Mediterranean peoples who traded with local coastal populations, mainly in the South. In pre-Roman Gallaecia-Lusitania times, the
The traditional rabelo boat, used to transport Port Wine from the Douro Valley to the cellars near the city of Porto.
"cupa", Roman tombstones in the shape of wine barrels, were used in the 3rd century AD in Alentejo, Museu de Évora
Vineyards in Vinho Verde Demarcated Region in Minho, Portugal
A glass of tawny port