Great Thing About Living in South Africa #1

The wine here is intoxicatingly cheap. Your standard bottle of wine in the states is around a $8-10 cost. And this is usually for awful wine (pretty much any wine sold at Arlan's, for those of you in Galveston). A good bottle (such as one purchased at Kroger) usually costs around $15-50.

Now, the bottom of the line wine is about R21 ($3.40). But, I have had a bottle or two at this price, and its not even that bad. The standard price is around R35 ($5.60) and we have found several good bottles at this price. But if you feel like splurging on an expensive bottle, you can always upgrade to a R60 selection. Keep in mind this still costs less than $10. I have yet to see a bottle for more than R100 ($16) and would never dare spend that much on just one bottle, when I know it could buy me 3 bottles the cheap stuff!