Tuesday was another fascinating day. We first visited Nibbly Bits cookie company outside of the city of Cape Town. The company has partnered with a social entrepreneur in the United States and Wharton Business School to market a line of cookies in North America. The brand name, Khaya, means “home” in the native language of Xhosa. When fully implemented, the revenues from the venture will help the company to train unskilled workers in not only business skills but also life skills.
Following our visit to the cookie company, we traveled into the Winelands region to tour two different wineries. The setting was incredible, with the Dutch-styled winery buildings set amidst rolling hills of vineyards and rocky mountain peaks. In sampling various wines and local artisanal cheeses, we also discovered why South African wines have such a positive reputation in the wine world. By day's end, South Africa had shown us yet another side of her remarkable diversity.