Luxury wine property Delaire Graff Estate joins Meridian Wine Merchants’ fine wine portflio
Premium wine distributors and brand marketers, Meridian Wine Merchants, has extended its wine offering by adding another esteemed wine property to its portfolio: Delaire Graff Estate. The company is now dedicated to further entrench this fine wine brand in the market...
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#Budget2019: Making sense of excise on wine
They say only two things in life are certain: death and taxes. And sure enough, during his recent annual budget address, finance minister Tito Mboweni announced a 7.4% increase in wine and brandy excise (and 9% on sparkling wine). Accordingly a 750 ml bottle of wine...
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BRIT and FIVS partner to expand international sustainable wine-growing competition
The Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT) is excited to announce a new partnership with Paris-based FIVS, a global organisation designed to serve the wine, spirits, and beer sectors, to broaden and expand BRIT’s unique international sustainable winegrowing...
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Agri’s Got Talent 2019: Bigger and better than ever before
Agri’s Got Talent (AGT) is proud to announce that the Citrus Growers’ Association has joined the competition as a sponsor, which means that in 2019 AGT just got bigger and better. This exciting singing competition for farm workers in the citrus and deciduous...
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Department of Agriculture embraces Fourth Industrial Revolution with cutting edge satellite technology
The Department of Agriculture in the Western Cape is at the forefront of using technology to enhance sustainable farming, and as part of its initiative to embrace the fourth industrial revolution, has introduced Sentinel-2 earth observation technology. Sentinel-2 is...
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Call for Nominations: Youth in Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Awards 2019
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) invites all stakeholders in the sector to nominate young producers either in agriculture, forestry and fisheries to enter for the 2019 #Youth in Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Awards Competition....
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Denise Stubbs of Thokozani wines named among world’s top female entrepreneurs
Two Western Cape women in agriculture have been named among the world’s top women entrepreneurs in the 2019 Enterprising Women Awards. The awards, which are run annually by the US based Enterprising Women magazine, honour entrepreneurs in seven categories based on the...
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The incredible story of ‘The Old Lady’: 250-year old fruit-bearing vine in CT’s Company Gardens
It's not everyday that you find a fertile vine that is nearly 250 years old and boasts its own Facebook page or blessings from Britain’s beloved monarch. This worthy old lady stands in the heart of Cape Town, a stone's throw from the Company Gardens - the oldest...
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Why Orange River Cellars’ Sauvignon Blanc was 2018’s talk of the town
Sauvignon Blanc is not often associated with the Northern Cape, but Orange River Cellars released an exceptional Sauvignon Blanc last year that was the talk of the town for all the right reasons. What contributed to this fresh breeze from the far north? South...
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Overhex International: Innovation and a dose of good fortune
How do you turn a business from an almost unknown bulk wine supplier to a forerunner in packaged wine with three strong brands in little over a decade? You know your consumers, know what they would want tomorrow and work hard with good partners. But above all, you...
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Grande Provence appoints Vinesse to manage national wine sales and distribution
Grande Provence, the landmark Heritage Wine Estate in Franschhoek, have appointed Vinesse Wine and Spirit Merchants to manage the national sales and distribution of their wines. As specialists in sales, marketing and brand building for boutique size and family-owned...
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Standard Bank welcomes government’s R3 billion support for smallholders
The announcement by Finance Minister, Tito Mboweni that the Land Bank will provide R3 billion to support smallholders looking to increase their land holdings and agricultural outputs is to be welcomed, says Standard Bank. The R3 billion, which will also be used to...
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