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DECEMBER 2008

Nedbank Cape Wine 2008: Putting the best and biggest - foot forward

NOVEMBER 2008

Pulling the cork on tainted wine: Wine spoilage discussed at Sasev workshop

OCTOBER 2008

Quality Sauvignon Blanc covers coast to coast

SEPTEMBER 2008

Great White Tasting 2008 - The future looks bright for blended white

AUGUST 2008

Making the BEST of a bad situation – health warnings on liquor products

Spesiale Verslag: Insetkoste-stygings skok produsente

JULY 2008

Impact and extent of phytoplasma disease still a grey area

Research to put the brakes on burnt rubber

JUNE 2008

Innovative thinking needed - Robert Joseph addresses Rootstock

MAY 2008

Taking another look at light wines

APRIL 2008

VinPro BEE Advisory service - The door is wide open

MARCH 2008

Should wineries release some whites later?

FEBRUARY 2008

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JANUARY 2008

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DECEMBER 2007

Wine industry responds well to bottle shortage

NOVEMBER 2007

Switched on in Soweto

OCTOBER 2007

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SEPTEMBER 2007

Tackle issues at farm level - Agri Western-Cape Annual Congress

AUGUST 2007

Liquor abuse costs money

JULY 2007

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JUNE 2007

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MAY 2007

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APRIL 2007

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MARCH 2007

VinPro Information Day 2007 - Too much of a good thing...

FEBRUARY 2007

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JANUARY 2007

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DECEMBER 2006

Leading the Pinotage pack - ten years on

NOVEMBER 2006

Of Kwaito & Cabernet

OCTOBER 2006

Money makes the wine go round - but who foots the bill?

SEPTEMBER 2006

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AUGUST 2006

Industry under strain - take it slow, be smart

JULY 2006

UCT-Adelaide partnership tackles the art of selling wine

JUNE 2006

Cape Wine 2006: The big biodiversity buzz

MAY 2006

As good as it gets for Boplaas

APRIL 2006

Cape Wine 2006: Splashing out the Cape in all its splendour!

MARCH 2006

Caring for the ancients

FEBRUARY 2006

SAWB restructuring - Getting there slowly but surely

DECEMBER 2005

Rolling out SA's best: Major tastings in the UK and Sweden
Maryke Hörstmann

NOVEMBER 2005

A first step into Soweto
Arnold Kirkby

OCTOBER 2005

Elim Wines of Origin: Opening a new frontier ...
Cassie du Plessis

SEPTEMBER 2005

Small steps for mankind, big leaps for wine
Hymli Krige

AUGUST 2005

VinPro and WCSA district conferences 2005

MATUBA - a BRAND new beginning

JULY 2005

WCSA congress 2005: Dealing with diversity
Maryke Hörstmann

Playing the competition lottery
Leonie Joubert

Writing on the wall for haphazard finances - Deloitte benchmarking study
Hymli Krige

JUNE 2005

Australian joins KWV's mentoring team
Hymli Krige

Reconnecting with the earth
Angela Lloyd

Vergelegen at the forefront of biodiversity
Karin Theron

Lindiwe - "The one we've been waiting for":
Ground-breaking empowerment wine
Cassie du Plessis

MAY 2005

Nooitgedacht Transformation Project: Family farm now owned and run by workers
Louise Brodie

APRIL 2005

Industry transformation: Truly representative body needed' - Thoko Didiza
Cassie du Plessis

Industry transformation: 'Sawit freed for improved representivity' - Gavin Pieterse
Cassie du Plessis

MARCH 2005

Like a bolt out of the blue: the Moravia Development Project
Louise Brodie

FEBRUARY 2005

Empowerment gets going at cellars: WCSA provides guidelines
Beverly Farmer

Hot wine in a changing world
Leonie Joubert

JANUARY 2005

Save water, drink wine!
by Angela Lloyd

PwC Wine industry performance measurement survey

DECEMBER 2004

Satellite technology taken to new heights
by Maryke Hörstmann

NOVEMBER 2004

New Sawit manager - Charles Erasmus: 'Catalyst to develop talent'
by Kim Maxwell

Signs of bureaucratic inflexibility - blocking the tourism path
by Marguerite Lombard

OCTOBER 2004

We need a united front ... for the dilemmas of the next decade - Michael Fridjhon
by Hymli Krige

SEPTEMBER 2004

Cape Blends are happening ... rules or no rules
by KIM MAXWELL

AUGUST 2004

Brand South Africa - losing to big investors
by Françoise Botha

Intervitis Interfructa: On a global growth curve

JULY 2004

More competition, more colour ... More black called for - Maisela
by Cassie du Plessis

JUNE 2004

Vinitaly 2004 - Sunshine bodes well for big domani
by Angela Lloyd

Special Report - Wine tourism needs holistic approach
by Prof Stephanus Loubser

Wine - naturally? - part two: Purely a matter of definition ...
by Angela Lloyd

MAY 2004

Cape Wine 2004 - Where the tough got going
by Cassie du Plessis

Wine - naturally? - Unravelling components, substances, additives ...
by Angela Lloyd

APRIL 2004

Möller moves ahead
by Arnold Kirkby

KWV Wine Harvest Celebration Dinner 2004
by Cassie du Plessis

MARCH 2004

Beware of 'dumping' - VinPro chairman

Japanese visit to boost SA wine export
by Wanda Augustyn

FEBRUARY 2004

Sauvignon Blanc - the dust hasn't settled

JANUARY 2004

Bouwland shows the way

DECEMBER 2003

Brandy is Alive and Well

NOVEMBER 2003

Changes on origin terrain
by Karin Theron

The BEE(G) issue
by Cassie du Plessis

Wozani, let's get together at Cape Wine 2004
by Kim Maxwell

OCTOBER 2003

Bon Courage: On top of the world

Shedding light on leafroll ...
by Wanda Augustyn

SEPTEMBER 2003

Farm workers want to purchase ... and farm
by Hymli Krige

AUGUST 2003

VinPro: The foundations have been laid

A singular vintage!

JULY 2003

London International Wine & Spirits Fair 2003

JUNE 2003

Nederburg AUCTION 2003: Supermarkets call the shots

MAY 2003

Washed away by the waters

Wine industry strategy takes shape
by Cassie du Plessis

APRIL 2003

New, newer, Nederburg
by Wanda Augustyn

And now New Zealand plays a mean Pinotage game ...
by Angela Lloyd

End of the Tot System - What Now?
by Riette Rust

MARCH 2003

Church and business collaborate for the future of agriculture e-Mali Trust combats poverty
by Hymli Krige

FEBRUARY 2003

Less than 1% wine rejected by the Wine and Spirit Board
by Karin Theron

'Innovation is the key' - Johan van Rooyen ... in the hot seat at SAWB
by Cassie du Plessis

JANUARY 2003

Overwhelming YES for new KWV era: Wijngaard on its way

DECEMBER 2002

KWV Co-operative Annual General Meeting - 'The train must not stop'

NOVEMBER 2002

Beware of too many shows - John van Breda

The 2002 crop: Man-made - nature would have made it sour

OCTOBER 2002

Empowerment strides in the winelands but a snowball effect is needed
by Hymli Krige

SA Young Wine Show 2002: Roodezandt causes a sensation

SEPTEMBER 2002

SAWIT status quo: The giraffe extends its reach
by Hymli Krige

AUGUST 2002

Distell's single global market drive
by Henry Hopkins

Good prospects at Goedemoed

JULY 2002

Böhmer's breakthrough: Strategic joint venture for growth in Europe
by Cassie du Plessis

A Heritage of Exclusion
by Riëtte Rust

Vision2020 industry structure - process makes progress

JUNE 2002

Cape Wine 2002: Gaining a mighty momentum
by Wanda Augustyn

Prices soar in supermarket surge
by Cassie du Plessis

MAY 2002

Message in a bottle size
by Riette Rust

APRIL 2002

Quantum leap for SA wine industry
by Cassie du Plessis

Pure group pressure for quality progress
by Henry Hopkins

MARCH 2002

Tulbagh wines befitting a queen
by Jacoline Haasbroek

FEBRUARY 2002

Unravelling the knots in the red wine duct
by Henry Hopkins

JANUARY 2002

Liquor advertisements under pressure
by Riette Rust

DECEMBER 2001

VITITEC - a new plant improvement force
by Cassie du Plessis

KWV in the spotlight

NOVEMBER 2001

Olifants River takes mammoth quality stride
by Cassie du Plessis

Putting the brakes on suspect bottling as BULK exports are BOOMING
by Henry Hopkins

Santam Veritas Awards: Great shift in medal spectrum
by Cassie du Plessis

Santam Veritas Awards: Double Gold and Gold Awards

OCTOBER 2001

Boland farms to become Aids danger zone
by Beverly Farmer

The "Clos" which is open to praise

SEPTEMBER 2001

New strategy to curb leafroll virus
by Cassie du Plessis

The (bureaucratic?) spirit of the Board
by Henry Hopkins

AUGUST 2001

The International Winemaker-TEAM of the year
by Cassie du Plessis

Pinotage pleasure in the pipeline

Vinexpo: buzzing and vibrant
by Dave Hughes

JULY 2001

A Feast of Cape Wine and Food in London
by Wanda Augustyn

SA wines make a Fair statement
by Wanda Augustyn

Millions Listen To Virginia
by Riette Rust

Plantings - SA now in line with rest of the world
by Henry Hopkins

JUNE 2001

DISTELL - a new force to take on the world
by Henry Hopkins

Nederburg Auction 2001: On a roll ... but not on the world map
by Cassie du Plessis

Kosie breaks his silence and tells of his new challenges

MAY 2001

Stormberg: Koos, Koosie, Koesie or Cozy - storming ahead
by Henry Hopkins

The Uruguayan miracle

JSE listing for Distell

APRIL 2001

Foil Bag Flourishes
by Henry Hopkins

New wine cellar for Maties
by Karin Theron

A Rare 2001 Vintage: Good quality but crisis for Orange River

MARCH 2001

Wilderer's water of life
by Jacoline Haasbroek

New OIV president: Direct representation at the highest level
by Riëtte Rust

IPW on course thanks to positive producers
by Riëtte Rust

FEBRUARY 2001

Ernst becomes ever more serious
by Julia Moore

Falconer creates his own wine pleasure
by Jacoline Haasbroek

JANUARY 2001

The Trust gains momentum
by Cassie du Plessis and Vukile Mafilika

Geelkop - where the veld turns yellow
by Wanda Augustyn

Most vines ever and numerous new cellars change wine scene
by Henry Hopkins

DECEMBER 2000

A tale of four cities... As Veritas and WOSA get it together
by Cassie du Plessis

The Robertson Red Wine Project: Starting with the goalpost in sight
by Wanda Augustyn

Von Ortloff: German perseverance against the Dassenberg
by Hymli Krige

NOVEMBER 2000

Veritas is on a roll ten years on but needs a judging rethink
by Cassie du Plessis

Cape Point Vineyards: Vision ahead and capital behind
by Henry Hopkins

OCTOBER 2000

The Olifants River region awakens
by Wanda Augustyn

Paul Roos pupils make their own wine
by Riëtte Rust

SEPTEMBER 2000

"Cheers, gents..."
Orange River Wine Cellar shows its new colours
by Cassie du Plessis

Liquor abuse by the youth - the wine industry wants to be a "buddy"

AUGUST 2000

The Springbok hunt in London
By Hymli Krige

Literacy program gives light to the community

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