Behind The Labels – Silwervis | 水產百科網
BEHINDTHELABELSThewordSilwervistranslatesfromAfrikaanstoEnglishasSilverFish.InSouthAfricaaSilwervisisacolloquialtermforthesilverbagin ...
The word Silwervis translates from Afrikaans to English as Silver Fish. In South Africa a Silwervis is a colloquial term for the silver bag in the box of cheap wine.
We thought this was a funny name for the wine as the Silwervis wines are only 900 bottles each, so anything but a large production bag-in-box wine. The vineyards are organically farmed, hand harvested and the wine is made naturally, both the Silwervis wines are single vineyard vintage wines, the blue label the Chenin Blanc and the pink label the Cinsault. The name Silwervis is also a double entendre because as you may also notice the half-fish mermaid on the label.
The label shows the devil carrying the mermaid. The devil represents the “old Swartland” where people used to farm with a lot of chemicals, pick the grapes over-ripe and didn’t take care of their land. The mermaid represents the “new Swartland” where people make...
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【南非鯛Argyrozona argyrozona】鯛 (Sparidae)
水產分類:台灣常見的大陸水產品圖說中文名稱:南非鯛學名:Argyrozonaargyrozona科別名稱:鯛(Sparidae)命名學者:Valenciennes