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Entries open for 2020 Perold Absa Cape Blend Competition
Over the past few years the Cape Blend wine category has become a sought-after and dynamic wine style. Winemakers strive to create exceptional combinations with Pinotage as the centrepiece. The annual Perold Absa Cape Blend Competition aspire to encourage cellar...
Meet the future: Spier launches hybrid & virtual conferencing
On 9 July 2020, one of South Africa’s leading conferencing venues, Spier Wine Farm, launched its hybrid and virtual conferencing offerings with a glittering evening enjoyed both in-person and by members of the events sector in the comfort of their homes. Attendees...
Delaire Graff lands 14th spot on Top 50 World’s Best Vineyards Awards
The World’s Best Vineyards Awards, created to honour the finest in modern wine tourism, was meant to be held this year in the lush surrounds of California’s Sonama County wine region. But with 2020 being 2020, the winners this year were revealed online....
New awards raise Pinot’s profile
The inaugural Mosaic Top 5 Pinot Noir Wine Awards aim to put this cultivar on the map and give producers and winemakers the recognition they deserve. Every winemaker knows that to make a captivating and complex Pinot Noir is no mean feat. In fact, some get...
Heidi Duminy appointed principal of the Cape Wine Academy
The Cape Wine Academy is delighted to announce the appointment of Heidi Duminy as Principal effective 1 July 2020. “This challenge is only surpassed by the privilege of the opportunity and the support of the Cape Wine Masters and wine industry community who are...
WIN wine for a year with Guardian Peak
Stellenbosch winery Guardian Peak is giving one lucky person Wine for a Year! In order to celebrate its fresh new look, Guardian Peak Wines are giving one lucky person the chance to win 150 bottles of their wines! Now that’s a prize worth talking about. Anyone who...
Flexicon: Bulk bag discharging made easy
In 2018 managers at Yalumba Family Winemakers – Australia’s oldest family-owned winery – heard that tartaric acid was about to double in price. So they switched from liquid tartaric acid to a granular form supplied in one-tonne bulk bags. This required the...
Nedbank: Support for SA wine sector impacted by lockdown
The wine industry is among the industries hit hardest by the Covid-19 lockdown in South Africa. It’s a major economic driver, contributing R36 billion to the fiscus and providing over 290 000 jobs annually across its value chain. It’s also one of the Western Cape’s...
HKTDC: Introducing the convention and exhibition industry subsidy scheme
The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) is offering a Turnkey Pavilion Economy package for South African producers in November 2020, consisting of a counter with a shared meeting and storage area, two bar stools and two shelves. The Hong Kong Special...
Santam: Protection for precision farming
Wine farming and the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), together with the internet of things, have introduced major technological advancements for precision farming. Recent artificial intelligence (AI) developments have enabled producers to use electronic equipment...
Porex SA partners with TMCI
Porex SA is proud to be the new sole agent for Italian wine and juice equipment manufacturer TMCI Padovan. TMCI is a well-known name in the South African wine industry. This partnership enables Porex to now offer new high-solids crossflow filters. Dynamos This...
SAWID 2019
