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Groot Phesantekraal: The Pirate, The Enslaved Woman, and Every Bottle That Tells Her Story

Durbanville, South Africa

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"1698 estate with 1767 stone stable: Brink family restores organic wines in Durbanville where Atlantic sea breeze meets interior heat, now a restaurant and tasting room."

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Founded: 1698
Price: €€
Certified: 🌿 Organic

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Groot Phesantekraal: The Pirate, The Enslaved Woman, and Every Bottle That Tells Her Story is a winery in Durbanville, South Africa. Established in 1698.

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Groot Phesantekraal: The Pirate, The Enslaved Woman, and Every Bottle That Tells Her Story
Angela van Bengal was enslaved by Jan van Riebeeck himself. Freed in 1666, she bought land on the Heerengracht (today's Adderley Street) -- becoming the first Black person to own land in the Cape Colony. Her daughter Anna married Olof Bergh, a Swedish explorer caught stealing from two shipwrecks who spent 4+ years on Robben Island. After prison, Bergh got farmland that became Groot Phesantekraal. When he died in 1724, Anna inherited everything -- unprecedented for a woman, let alone a formerly enslaved woman. Today, the "Anna de Koning" Chenin Blanc honours her story on every bottle.
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Groot Phesantekraal: The Pirate, The Enslaved Woman, and Every Bottle That Tells Her Story is located in Durbanville, South Africa. GPS: -33.8580, 18.6294.

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