Kimberley Club, noun phrase

Origin:
See quotation 1936.
A dry sherry-type aperitif produced locally before the importation of European flor culture. Also attributive.
1934 Cape Argus 29 Jan. (Swart)The ‘Kimberley Club’ sherry we drink in South Africa is a pleasant substitute for the famous Spanish appetiser.
1936 L.G. Green Secret Afr. 166In South Africa all the best dry wines of the type are called Kimberley Club. Even the club secretary could not tell me how the name became associated with the wine. Probably it is a relic of the great days of Cecil Rhodes, when Kimberley was one of the most prosperous towns in the world, and the wine cellar of the Kimberley Club was regarded as the standard of excellence.
1955 H. Beck Meet Cape WinesThe Cape developed a wine of its own, different from the Spanish, with a sherry character which was and still is widely used as an aperitif. Much of this type is sold as Kimberley Club sherry...Some brands of Kimberley Club..although they are dry have as much colour as some of the sweet sherries.
1966 H. Beck Meet Cape Wines (2nd ed.) 35Before the arrival of the flor sherries, those at the Cape fell into two classes, dry and sweet. The dry, for some reason unknown to me, was, and still is, often sold under the name of ‘Kimberley Club’...Some of these Kimberley Club sherries and similar ones under brand names can be really enjoyed.
1976 S. Cloete Chetoko 177There was an unopened bottle of Kimberley Club sherry on the sideboard beside the glasses.
A dry sherry-type aperitif produced locally before the importation of European flor culture. Also attributive.
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