Tag: Africa

Notes from South Africa (3): Wine and Vineyards

The South African wine industry ranks as the eighth largest wine producer in the world and the sixth largest exporter, contributing approximately 3.9% of the world’s wine production in 2023. It was also the main reason for our visit, as wine is my friend‘s line of work. South Africa currently has about 87,848 hectares covered […]

Notes from South Africa (2): Nature and Wildlife

Second post in the South African notes, following a bittersweet focus on its history (remember? 2.4 million people living in slums), and this time I promise it’ll get less grim. Maybe. And it will have penguins. 2. Nature and Wildlife South Africa hosts one of the world’s six floral kingdoms, the others being the Holarctic, […]

Notes from South Africa (1): People and History

After wrapping up a glorious Autodesk University in San Diego, I took a week off, and it was my now traditional week of vacation with my sommelier friend (see Madeira for reference). It’s our sixth long vacation together, and 4 out of six destinations were on the African continent. There are a few reasons for […]