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Cederberg's vineyards in Dwarsrivier are planted at 1,000m
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Welcome to the land of the red gods. The Cederberg is a mountain wilderness in the Western Cape, where Cape leopards roam among iron-stained sandstone, weathered over millennia into fantastical structures.
Elephants and buck are painted in ochre and clay, among thousands of such examples of San rock art. It’s also home to Cederberg Wines.
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Malu Lambert DipWSET is a multi-award winning wine writer and critic, based in South Africa.
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