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Swartland Wine Cellar
Sunday, June 7th, 2009
Taking the West Coast Road out of Cape Town you'll observe a change in vegetation within 40 minutes. Hectares of wheat and grapes stretch as far as the eye can see. You have reached the Swartland, labelled " Het Zwarte Land " by Jan van Riebeeck in reference to the indigenous " renosterbos ", bush in which the Rhinoceros hide, which at certain times of the year appears black in colour.
An area rich in vines, culture and produce, this is one of the breadbaskets of South Africa. The Swartland boasts not only some of the best vineyards in the Cape region but





