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#SADogsOfWine
South Africa has no shortage of good wine, beautiful wine farms and very good dogs. #sadogsofwine celebrates the pooches living their best wine lives, whether they’re exploring the vineyards, snoozing in the cellar or simply soaking up the wine-farm life.
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JC Smith praat oor wynmaak in die Oos-Vrystaat
JC Smith is ’n derdegeslag-wynmaker. Sy oupa Dassie en pa Flip was albei wynmakers, en hy het tussen wingerde en wynkelders grootgeword. Hy is tans die wynmaker by Blydschap in die Oos-Vrystaat.
Bioprotection, from harvest to fermentation
In modern winemaking, bioprotection has emerged as an innovative and sustainable strategy to improve microbial control while reducing dependence on sulphur dioxide.
Before you bottle it, can you sell it?
A good wine and an attractive label are not enough to build a sustainable business. South Africa Wine’s Phil Bowes explains why finding customers, testing assumptions and understanding the numbers should come before committing to a new wine brand.
The painted town: Saving Sir Lowry's Pass Village
Sir Lowry’s Pass Village, once a prosperous transport stop, experienced economic decline after the N2 highway diverted traffic and commerce. The community now faces unemployment, educational shortcomings, and inadequate housing. Various initiatives seek to improve conditions through social support, skills development, vocational training, and community enhancement projects.
AI and automation lead the way at SIMEI 2026
From smarter fermentation to water-saving bottling systems, this year’s SIMEI Innovation Challenge winners offer a glimpse of where winery technology is heading.
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We cover the issues that affect the entire wine value chain, from vineyards, cellars and research to business, markets, people development, transformation, tourism, technology, sustainability and policy. We look beyond South Africa, too, bringing international developments and ideas home and asking what they mean for our industry.
