Visiting the Univ of Stellenbosch

Tuesday, June 12th, 2007: We visited the Univ. of Stellenbosch. Dr. Mason was giving a seminar on mercury and our host was Dr. Andrew Crouch. Afterwards, we got a tour of the campus. Its surrounded by the mountains with red tiled roofs white washed buildings and nice lawns and gardens. Its one of the oldest universities in South Africa, and Afrikaans and English are the languages of instruction. It's also one of the few places in the world where you can earn a degree in Vinticulture i.e. wine making. We got to visit the wine lab, where they have a green house and the latest in analytical instruments and many bottles of wine of course.....which would explain why we saw this notice in one of the labs. It reads "DO NOT DRINK THE STANDARDS"

They also have an impressive wine cellar, metal racks from floor to ceiling with wines from various estates in the country.