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Keeping the lights on: The impact of load shedding on SA wine producers
While South Africans struggle to cope daily load shedding, lack of electricity has long-term implications for businesses. For many wine producers, power cuts hit them where it hurts most: in the cellar.
By SA Wine Industry · 6 min read
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 Daw
By Anton Pretorius · 2 min read
The cleaning and sanitation of barrels
“You don’t know you have a contaminated barrel until you have a contaminated wine.” – Vic Vasques.
By Charl Theron · 4 min read
Confronting Climate Change: Carbon emissions and the future of South African agriculture
Global warming threatens South African agriculture as much by changing consumer behaviour as by changing climate. Growing awareness of the environmental impacts of agriculture is leading consumers to question how their food is produced and transported – answering those questions have consequences…
By Anna Mouton · 6 min read
Going solar
If, as Margaret Fuller once said, “wine is earth’s answer to the sun”, it makes sense to harness the power of the sun to make our wines. In sunny South Africa it seems a clear solution to help wine producers not only reduce their carbon footprint and energy costs, but to also create a sustainable…
By SA Wine Industry · 10 min read
Agbiz reacts to the 2024 Budget Speech
This year’s Budget Speech comes again on the backdrop of a profoundly challenging macroeconomic environment where South Africa’s economy is expected to continue underperforming, averaging at 1.6% in the next three years.
By SA Wine Industry · 3 min read
Good, better, batteries
Battery provider REVOV says high-voltage battery systems can help South African wine farms address energy insecurity, water shortages, and climate change.
By SA Wine Industry · 6 min read
