Hail hits Montagu wine producers hard
Heavy showers and hail “as big as golf balls” earlier this week hit some producers in Montagu and outlying areas hard in the midst of the 2019 wine grape harvest season. Heavy rainfall occurred on Sunday and Monday, 10 and 11 March, with a large hail storm...
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Napoleon’s ‘Wine of Exile’ on display at Groot Constantia artefact exhibition
A selection of historical wine artefacts are on exhibit at Groot Constantia until 21 June and visitors are being offered a rare chance to view these relics, which unveil the history of the wine that Napoleon drank while in exile on St Helena Island. This...
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Q&A with Hannes Nel, cellarmaster at Lourensford Estate: progress report on #harvest2019
Lourensford Estate is mid-way through their 2019 harvest and as the winemaking team wait for the remaining grapes to reach perfect ripeness over the next three weeks Cellarmaster Hannes Nel reports back. Q: What have the biggest harvest challenges been...
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Savour the interesting with Old Road Wine Co.
The future of South African wine is exciting! This is the message of Old Road Wine Co., an original wine brand that is making a positive statement about the local wine industry - by not taking itself too seriously. Instead, the Old Road Wine Co., draws on the...
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Stronger Together shares learnings and next steps
After close to two years since its introduction to the South African fruit and wine sectors, Stronger Together South Africa has seen some positive changes in the perceptions and actions regarding morally sound and responsible labour practices. But, the buck doesn’t...
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The People’s Choice – Wine Label Design Awards 2019
The People’s Choice – Wine Label Design Awards 2019 Here is some of the best work from the Wine Label Design Awards 2019 proudly sponsored by Rotolabel. We want you to indicate your favourite towards establishing the winner of the People’s Choice Award. Simply...
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Nederburg is top performer in the 10-Year-Old Wine Report with seven wines rating 90+
Winemag.co.za is pleased to present the 10-Year-Old Wine Awards 2019 - featuring wines from the 2009 vintage. 92 entries from 42 producers were received (compared to 56 from 27 last year) and these were tasted blind (labels out of sight) by the three-person...
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SA farmers could pay up to R900 million due to fuel hike
The latest fuel hike that took effect at midnight (6 March 2019) will have a severe impact on the cash flow of farmers in South Africa. This is according to Dawie Maree, head of FNB Agric Marketing and Information National. As of midnight, motorists will...
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Neethlingshof brings wine and art together with Artefactum
An art exhibition entitled Artefactum opened as part of the Woordfees 2019 at Neethlingshof Estate in Stellenbosch on Friday evening, the first art exhibition to be held at this leading wine estate’s new art space. The opening address of the exhibition was done...
read moreMeridian Wine Merchants provides waiters with a key to their future
Premium wine distributors and brand marketers, Meridian Wine Merchants, in association with the Cape Wine Academy (CWA) and Leopard’s Leap Wines, are offering waiters an opportunity to enrol for a CWA Wine Service Course – free of charge!
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The 2019 Cape Wine Auction raises nearly R15 million
The 2019 Cape Wine Auction has raised R14 625 million and has now amassed nearly R88 million since the first auction was held in 2014. At a glamorous event held at Buitenverwachting in Constantia, it was announced that Raymond Ndlovu has been appointed chairperson to...
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Young Wine Writer of the Year to attend Best Sommelier of the World Competition
The 2018 winner of the Veritas Young Wine Writer of the Year Competition, Llewellyn Lambert, will be attending the Best Sommelier of the World Competition in Antwerp, Belgium, as special guest later this month. South Africa will be represented through competition...
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