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Wine industry bids farewell to a great mentor
Pieter Hugo, well-known wine grape producer in the Slanghoek valley, passed away on July 2020.
By SA Wine Industry · 2 min read
'Young Guns' honoured at 2018 South African Young Wine Show
The South African Young Wine Show, dating back to 1833, gives winemakers the opportunity to showcase the best wines of the current vintage.
By Anton Pretorius · 3 min read
Highlights of the 2019 Gen-Z cover crop demos
The benefits of establishing a cover crop in the vineyard work row have been well documented and include increased soil organic matter, improved soil structure,
By Emma Carkeek · 10 min read
Roodezandt Winery - involvement and interest a solid foundation for healthy relationships
Robertson was established during the 19th century, with the first plots allocated and laid out on the farm Over Roodezandt. Today, the name of the farm is refle
By Santi Basson · 4 min read
A Ruby Cabernet crowned as SA’s Best Young Wine for 2020
A wooded Ruby Cabernet from Badsberg in the Breedekloof clinched the coveted General Smuts Trophy as overall South African Champion Young Wine for 2020, after a
By SA Wine Industry · 7 min read
White blend triumphs as SA’s Best Young Wine of 2021
Photo Caption: For the fourth time, Badsberg walks away with the formidable General Smuts Trophy as overall winner. (L to R): Christo Pienaar (Chairman of SANWS
By SA Wine Industry · 8 min read
Winetech 2021 study groups cellar assistants perform
Cellar assistants participating in the Winetech 2021 study groups learned more about post-fermentation processes, which included lees contact, clarification of young wines and filtration. The maturation of wine; stabilisation and blending of wines, including bottling and packaging were of great…
By Santi Basson · 2 min read
Young wine professionals honoured at 30 under 30 celebration
The future of South African wine was on full display at Bacco Estate in Paarl as WineLand Media, together with sponsors ROTOCON and auric barrels, celebrated the 2026 class of the industry’s rising stars.
By SA Wine Industry · 4 min read
