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The first wine is pressed at the Cape. Jan van Riebeeck writes in his journal that the harvest amounted to twelve “mengelen
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- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, January 31). The first wine is pressed at the Cape. Jan van Riebeeck writes in his journal that the harvest amounted to twelve “mengelen. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073264
South African History Online (2012) 'The first wine is pressed at the Cape. Jan van Riebeeck writes in his journal that the harvest amounted to twelve “mengelen', South African History Online, 31 January. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073264 (Accessed: 30 July 2026).
South African History Online, The first wine is pressed at the Cape. Jan van Riebeeck writes in his journal that the harvest amounted to twelve “mengelen [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073264, (accessed 30 July 2026).
"The first wine is pressed at the Cape. Jan van Riebeeck writes in his journal that the harvest amounted to twelve “mengelen." South African History Online, 31 Jan. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073264. Accessed 30 July 2026.
South African History Online. "The first wine is pressed at the Cape. Jan van Riebeeck writes in his journal that the harvest amounted to twelve “mengelen." South African History Online. January 31, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073264.
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Cape St Francis, Western Cape Peninsula
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