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William Charles Winshaw (1871-1968), was an American 
SFW merged with Distillers Corporation on December 4, 2000 to form
History of South African Wine
Wine merchants 1871 births 1968 deaths American emigrants to South Africa {{wine-bio-stub
physician
A physician (American English), medical practitioner (Commonwealth English), medical doctor, or simply doctor, is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through th ...
who created Stellenbosch Farmer's Winery (SFW) in South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
in 1935. He was born in Kentucky, USA on 21 November 1871 and died in South Africa on 11 March 1968. He also co-owned the Oude Libertas vineyard
A vineyard (; also ) is a plantation of grape-bearing vines, grown mainly for winemaking, but also raisins, table grapes and non-alcoholic grape juice. The science, practice and study of vineyard production is known as viticulture. Vineyards ...
there and produced Lieberstein, a dry white wine. He was married to Ada Charlotte (Day) and Susan Valerie
SFW merged with Distillers Corporation on December 4, 2000 to form Distell Group Limited
Distell Group Limited, commonly referred to as Distell, is a multinational brewing and beverage company, based in South Africa.
Overview
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.
See also
*South African wine
South African wine has a history dating back to 1659 with the first bottle being produced in Cape Town by its founder and gouverner Jan van Riebeeck. Access to international markets led to new investment in the South African wine market. Produc ...
*List of wine personalities
Instead of common selection criteria for the entire list, notability of people involved should be checked against the description of each sector.
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History of South African Wine
Wine merchants 1871 births 1968 deaths American emigrants to South Africa {{wine-bio-stub