"NEDERBURG- THE FIRST TWO HUNDRED YEARS" PHILLIDA BROOKE SIMONS

"NEDERBURG- THE FIRST TWO HUNDRED YEARS" BY PHILLIDA BROOKE SIMONS & PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALAIN PROUST. Hardcover with complete intact dustjacket housed in a fine slipcase. Original blue cloth with gilt blocking to front board and lettering to spine. Inscription to previous owner. In excellent condition.

Nederburg is renowned internationally for the excellence of its wines and the annual auction, celebrated its 200th anniversary in 1992. This book was specially published to commemorate the bicentenary of South Africa's most famous wine producer, traces the farm's history from the original land grant of some 57 morgen to Philippus Bernardus Wolvaart at the end of the eighteenth century, through the lives and achievements of the seven private owners who succeeded him, to the impressive modern enterprise that has won over 1000 national and international awards for its wines.