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Fascinating NY Times story about South African wine maker

by Robin Garr » Sat Aug 27, 2011 9:40 am

A Zulu woman who grew up in a village and never tasted wine, chosen for a viticulture and enology scholarship and now a prize-winning wine maker.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/27/world ... frica.html
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Re: Fascinating NY Times story about South African wine maker

by Jim Vandegriff » Sat Aug 27, 2011 1:39 pm

This is a wonderful story of a woman bridging two worlds. I really enjoyed the "cow dung" comments, and recognizing the meanings of smells are contextual. Thanks for posting this.
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