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And this is not a joke - indeed, winemaking in South Africa has been going on for almost 400 years and it is one of the few countries in the world that knows exactly when the very first wine was made here! Today, October 12, is International Pinotage Day, but we will talk not only and not so much about it, but about the history of winemaking in South Africa as a whole! Traditionally, at 19.45. Join us! Links to my social networks VKontakte https://vk.com/daily_winegraph Yandex.Zen https://zen.yandex.ru/daily_winegraph You can support this channel by following the link DonationAlerts https://www.donationalerts.com/r/dail... Sberbank card - 5469 3800 1630 2886 00:00 Introduction and broadcast setup 01:22 History of winemaking in South Africa 02:13 Technical problems and microphone setup 05:00 Stream problems and switching to another provider 09:00 Beginning of South African history 10:53 Foundation of the Dutch colony 13:41 Foundation of Fort Capstad 15:49 Beginning of winemaking 16:45 First steps in winemaking 17:39 Conflict of interests between the Boers and the Dutch East India Company 19:33 Company agreement with stsami 23:17 History of Fort Good Hope 25:59 Life of the colony 30:52 Problems of winemaking 32:50 Basic technology of winemaking 35:27 Influence of Simon van der Stel 38:24 Arrival of the Huguenots 40:50 Further development of winemaking 41:45 Historical vineyards 43:32 Influence of the Huguenots on winemaking 46:15 Limits on development 48:52 Pressing and second wine 49:47 Trade and control 50:43 Sale of the estate of Constantia 52:21 Increase in production 55:08 British intervention 59:26 Napoleon and wine 01:03:16 Crisis of overproduction 01:05:09 Conflicts between the British and the Boers 01:07:56 The Great Trek and the creation of republics 01:14:29 The British Presence and Increased Control 01:17:19 Economic Changes and the Impact of Troops 01:21:47 The Decline of Wine in South Africa 01:24:28 Gold Rush and Population Growth 01:25:52 The First Boer War 01:29:41 The Rise of Wine 01:32:28 The Second Boer War 01:39:10 Viticulture in the Cape Colony 01:41:02 The Impact of Von Babo and Phylloxera 01:44:45 Post-Phylloxera Recovery 01:50:20 The Impact of the World War 01:53:25 The Rise of Winemakers' Co-operatives 01:56:22 KWV - The Master Winemakers' Co-operative 01:57:17 The Rise of the Co-operative 01:59:16 Brandy and Diversification 02:02:04 Isaac Perold and Pinotage 02:04:52 Q&A 02:10:35 Problems and associations 02:12:30 Expansion of vineyards and wine problems 02:13:24 Delegation of powers to KWV 02:19:53 Trading company SFV 02:22:30 Success of Liberstein 02:28:21 Contradictions in the wine industry 02:29:16 Struggle with the beer industry 02:31:08 Independent wineries 02:34:53 Decline of KWV 02:38:20 Current trends 02:43:19 Conclusion 02:44:16 Wine market overview 02:46:07 Impact of the law and current trends 02:47:58 Recommendations for producers 02:52:44 Conclusion and thanks