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Sense and Sensibility: The seduction of Saccharomyces
In the nuanced world of winemaking, few debates stir as much passion as the one between spontaneous fermentation and inoculated fermentation. At first glance, it may seem like a purely technical discussion, but dig deeper, and you'll find parallels to a romantic quandary—choosing between the…
By Llewellyn Lambert · 5 min read
Rascallion labels: A journey for the senses
A journey for the senses is how one could best describe Rascallion’s new Winemaker’s Collection and the beautiful labels that will grace the bottles. The winema
By SA Wine Industry · 3 min read
#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
By Anton Pretorius · 4 min read
Making sense of warm and cool climates
Climate is considered the most important factor when it comes to the quality of grapes, with a dividing line between “warm” and “cool” climate wines. What exact
By Anton Pretorius · 7 min read
Ice in wine? Chilled reds? Making sense of it in a hot country like ours
You know that classic advice, serve red wine at “room temperature”? Well, here in South Africa, that rule feels a bit out of place. Our “room temperature” often means 25°C or more, sometimes way hotter. And honestly, who wants their wine to feel like it’s been left next to the stove?
By Jaco Snyman · 4 min read
A sensory overview of Durbanville's Sauvignon Blanc
Sauvignon Blanc is a key cultivar for wineries from the Durbanville area. With changing consumer preferences for this popular varietal, winemakers have to keep
By Anton Pretorius · 3 min read
Sensory evaluation of wine (Part 1)
Today, there is little doubt in the wine industry that personnel, who have been trained to manage sensory evaluation of wine at their respective cellars, add gr
By Jeanne Brand and Hélène Nieuwoudt · 13 min read
Sensory evaluation of wine (Part 4)
Check-all-that-apply (CATA) – profiling of wine with multiple choice questions
By Jeanne Brand and Hélène Nieuwoudt · 11 min read
AU REVOIR, STATUS QUO!
Origin is rapidly expanding its global footprint. With new operations in France, Italy, Spain, Australia, Chile and America, it aims to increase its international business to equal current exports from South Africa within the next two years.
By Edo Heyns · 3 min read
Flexcube: The new cooperage
Flexcube oxygen-permeable maturation vessels, known as New Generation Barrels, are now widely used across all major wine-producing markets where they co-exist with traditional oak barrels.
By Wanda Augustyn · 6 min read
Leadership, emotional intelligence and resilience
Worldwide leaders have to keep up with constant change and the wine industry is no exception.
By Elona Hesseling · 5 min read