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L’Avenir partners with Africa’s top cycling team
L’Avenir Wine Estate is delighted to be named as the official wine supplier for the NTT Pro Cycling team, Africa’s only registered World Tour outfit team.

VINITALY wine show
This wine show featured 4,100 exhibitors from 30 countries (including South African exhibitors) and saw 130,000 trade visitors and 2,600 journalists in 2016.

Romancing Chardonnay
Wine-lovers again gathered at De Wetshof Estate near Robertson to pay homage to Chardonnay

Confidence in every cork
Determined to offer unprecedented quality assurance to its customers, Cork Supply South Africa has developed a first-of-its kind dry soak system to detect and e

Trendspotting into the New Year
“It’s been a long December and there’s reason to believe that maybe this year will be better than the last.”

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Big challenges for bulk industry
A few urgent steps will have to be taken to make wine production sustainable. This was the core message at the Ibeta Bulkwine Seminar, which was presented in conjunction with VinPro.
Superiority with scale
Big brands that boast quality are known to boost entire regions. South Africa has been less successful at producing quality brands with sizable scale and top marketers agree that this is a real shortcoming.
Sand vs Brand
Will Swartland sand also gain the same cult following and premium price its wine has enjoyed over the past decade?
Edo’s wine of the month: July
Wines for clear but cold days
Guideline for energy management in the South African wine industry
The South African wine industry has had an increased focus on energy efficiency, contributable to a number of drivers.
Wosa woos West Africa's golden child
Ghana is a key economy in West Africa, having enjoyed over two decades of stability and growth. In addition to a growing domestic economy, it’s a key conduit for trade with neighbouring, landlocked countries. Wines of South Africa’s market manager for Africa, Matome Mbatha spoke to Edo Heyns about…