The Lipschitz family are the last Jewish ostrich barons of Outshoorn to live in an "ostrich palace" - a 19-room estate which the family has owned since 1932. But today, the matriarch of the family, Ida Lipschitz, is not proud of her mansion, but of her homemade kosher wine. "Not to brag, but I'll brag - I'm the fastest 'korreller' around," says Ida Lipschitz, using the Afrikaans-language verb for removing grapes from their stalks. "It's done totally according to requirements and only Orthodox Jewish hands may touch it," Ida says of her wine. Ida and her daughter-in-law Bernice Lipschitz have taken second, third and fourth places in the national Kosher Ceremonial Wine Competition, but they are gunning for first place - they already take first for their custom-made labels. "Our wine is made of Muscatel and Alicante grapes," Ida confides, "but I won't tell you how many sugars - it's a secret recipe, passed down grandmother, to daughter-in-law to grandson!"

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