In 1921 Kosie Marais had to stop his studies at Stellenbosch University and had to farm as his father Kowie was ill.
12 Facts About Kosie Marais
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Eksteen and Kosie Marais became owners of the farms Klipdrift and Wonderfontein.
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Kosie Marais's brand were called Klipdrift The first bottle was produced on 4 May 1938, at 8.02pm.
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Kosie Marais marketed it by sending a price-list to military officers' messes.
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Kosie Marais's company was sold to Castle Wine and Brandy Company after his death in 1963.
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Kosie Marais's brands has won awards and it's ranked as a brandy in South Africa and the world.
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Kosie Marais's theory was that tools made of stone that he found in the soil were older than the San people.
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Kosie Marais won the Governors-general trophy in the national competition in 1934.
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Kosie Marais married Joyce le Roux from Franschhoek, South Africa in 1926.
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Kosie Marais was buried on a hill from where he used to look out over his lands.
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Kosie Marais was commemorated in the name Major's Hill Winery now known as Majors Drift Estate.
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Kosie Marais held the rank of Major in the Union Defence Force.