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NEW WINE ADVENTURES IN THE SWA RTLAND

As she drives along the dirt road to Swerwer Wines —passing whitewashed farmhouses amid rows of grape vines, silvery mist hanging in the foothills of the mountains beyond —Prisca Llagostera talks about the community that makes the Swartland wine region in the Western Cape so special. “Everybody here is best friends, even though they’re competitors,” she says. “It’s something that made me fall in love with the area.”

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