THE LEGEND On the banks of the Berg river midway between the towns of Paarl and Wellington in South Africa's renowned wine region stands a Cape Dutch cottage circa 1784. The early communities in the region referred to it as De Tempel. History reveals that the first Jewish traders operating between the farms and villages in the valley used it as a convenient place for Shabat. The central location of this site reduced their travel distance, thus affording them extended trading hours towards the end of each week. Today, some two hundred years later, this original dwelling is still home to the presence of a Rabbi whose veiled form is sometimes seen moving within the old walls. It is now also the home of Tempel Wines, where owners Alf and Marie Ljungqvist produce passionately handcrafted estate wines.  Let the legend of De Tempel linger on your palate...