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Paarl (pärl), town (1991 pop. 136,121), Western Cape, S South Africa, on the Berg River. It is the center of South Africa's wine industry and of a tobacco-growing region. Canned foods, jams, textiles, and cigarettes are important products. Paarl was founded in 1687 by Dutch farmers, and in 1690 French Huguenots settled there. It is the site of a teachers college and of a commercial college. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The lone South African wine, the 2000 Fairview Cyril Back shiraz from the Paarl Valley region, priced at $19. Since 2001, Weerts was the winemaker at Bellingham Winery near Paarl, South Africa. Before assuming the position of Managing Director at Langeberg Foods, Jannie spent 9 years with KWV Paarl, one of the largest wine and spirit manufacturers in the world, where he held the position of Chief Marketing and Sales Executive. |
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