by Jana Loots | 26 Sep, 2018 | Business and Marketing
Driven by an increasing focus on the East and America, citrus exports have soared in volume and value over the past five years. Citrus is the Western Cape’s top agricultural export, just ahead of wine, and forms part of the edible fruit and nuts grouping which is...
by Andrea Freeborough | Business and Marketing
Nederburg wines are renowned worldwide. Current cellarmaster Andrea Freeborough pays tribute to the pioneers who laid the foundation for the tradition of excellence at Nederburg. Way back in the early ’70s, in the days of sideburns, wide ties and uncontested opinions,...
by Pieter van Niekerk | 31 Aug, 2018 | Business and Marketing, Practical in the vineyard
LEAFROLL IS AN OLD FOE. ECONOMIST PIETER VAN NIEKERK LOOKS AT THE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF VINEYARDS INFECTED BY #LEAFROLL. Many consumers unashamedly hashtagged our beautiful autumn vineyards, apparently unaware of the reality of virus infection. It’s like taking a selfie...
by Danie Cronje | Business and Marketing, News, Wineland
The implementation of the Liquor Amendment Bill and the new Western Cape Liquor Act, as well as problems with liquor license applications at the Western Cape Liquor Authority, are set to affect the industry in the near future. THE NATIONAL LIQUOR AMENDMENT BILL It’s...
by Jean Bruneau | Business and Marketing, News, Wineland
What’s in a colour? When it comes to intellectual property, quite a lot. Trade mark attorney Jean Bruneau discusses colours as trade marks. The lengths to which French service providers go to differentiate their brands through the use of colour was recently...
by Anton Pretorius | Business and Marketing, News, Wineland
South African wine retailers describe the wine import trade as a tangled web of complex challenges and bureaucratic red tape. However, the gatekeepers who implement the rules and regulations say they’re necessary to protect consumers and ensure fair...
by Jana Loots | Business and Marketing, Development and Transformation, Wineland
The AGRIBEE sector codes have been revised, tightening the reins on wine-related businesses. Are you up to date with the latest AgriBEE Sector Code requirements for black-economic empowerment in the agricultural sector? You should be, as non-compliance could work...
by Johannes Richter | Business and Marketing, News, Wineland
With the fourth industrial revolution upon us, driven by large-scale automation, emergent technologies, big data and artificial intelligence, and superpowers retreating to their corners, the global marketplace resembles a boxing ring where more than only punches are...
by Johannes Richter | 1 Aug, 2018 | Business and Marketing
With consumer tastes as unpredictable as the seas around the Cape of Storms, the wine industry must know how to read the weather and ride out the changing tide. Johannes Richter looks at emerging global wine trends. The power of perception Powerful brands typically...
by Anton Pretorius | Business and Marketing
New World vs Old World: Where does South African wine fit in? Some wine experts will tell you it’s all but impossible to classify wines geographically because in many ways the Old World versus New World wine debate is often technically driven, resulting in mixed...
by Johannes Richter | Business and Marketing
Thanks to thorough market research Wellington Wines knows how to make a lasting impression as evidenced by the launch of its Imprint range. This is the first instalment of a three-part series focusing on Wellington Wines. National Women’s Day commemorates the...
by Maryke Visagie | Business and Marketing
Celebrate the last days of winter discovering lesser-known gems in South Africa’s oldest wine region. With a winemaking history stretching back to the 1700s, Stellenbosch boasts some of the Cape’s most renowned wine estates. But the region also has many new...
