Finally, a way to get drunk AND get your healthy antioxidant intake – hello rooibos wine/beer/cider!

A group of very clever Stellenbsoch winemakers (they own Audacia and Koöperatieve Wijnbouwers Vereniging van Zuid-Afrika Bpkt) have “patented a game changing way of producing alcoholic beverages using the fynbos plants”.

This is actually rather interesting…

One of the aims of the new process of using the fynbos plants was to eliminate synthetic preservatives usually added to alcoholic beverages. Scientific research… indicates that powerful antioxidants found in these indigenous plant materials may assist in preserving them naturally.

Trevor Strydom, who is heading up the project, says that the “preservation process could potentially mean an entire new way of making wine and other beverages”. He also noted that the addition of rooibos improves the taste and aroma of drinks.

This is exciting for South Africa – we’re the only country in the world that has the right climate for rooibos.

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