by Emile Joubert | 14 Sep, 2019 | News
A Museum Class Cap Classique from Boschendal, the renowned Franschhoek wine estate, was crowned overall winner at this year’s Amorim Cap Classique Challenge. This competition, which has been held since 2002, is the only competition directed at exclusively recognising...
by Zelda Furstenburg | 13 Sep, 2019 | News
International Pinotage Day is the perfect reason to pile family and friends into the car and explore the off-the-beaten-track Paardeberg countryside to join the area’s wineries at Vondeling Wines for the #PaardebergCountry Pinotage Festival on Saturday 12 October. The...
by Margaux Nel | 12 Sep, 2019 | News
A panel of esteemed South African wine judges chaired by Christine Rudman (CWM) , which included Dr Winnie Bowman (CWM), Colin Frith (Hon.CWM), Raymond Noppe (CWM), Ulrich Hohns and Solly Monyamane (as trainee) were in attendance for this year’s Cape Port Producers...
by Bennie Howard | 10 Sep, 2019 | News
The SA Young Wine Show has received a major boost through a sponsorship of the winners of the two main trophies to visit Germany in November. This thanks to a new partnership between the competition organisers and Porex, a prominent Paarl-based supplier of machinery...
by Kirsten Hopwood-Reynecke | 9 Sep, 2019 | News
Vriesenhof Vineyards has joined forces with The Black Rhino Reserve Wildlife Trust to raise funds to fight rhino poaching and aid conservation efforts in and around the Pilanesberg National Park, which is under constant threat by poachers. A portion of the proceeds...
by Feed That Bird PR | News
Some of the Cape Winelands’ most precious collectable wines were recently given a new lease on life with an intricate recorking exercise. A precious line-up of rare vintage finds from the Tabernacle, South Africa’s most coveted wine vault, received brand new,...
by Felco | 6 Sep, 2019 | News
An average of 8,000 to 15,000 cuts per day is done by a vineyard pruner in South Africa. Felco’s main goal is to give recognition to all its pruners who have to perform this difficult but absolutely necessary task. Training of Agri Workers is our first priority....
by Wendy Petersen | 4 Sep, 2019 | News
The Better Grapes Wine Fair taking place on 10 September 2019 in Helsinki, Finland, will highlight the progress in terms of gender equality, diversity, empowerment, sustainability and wine quality in the South African wine industry. The event is hosted by the South...
by August Collective | 3 Sep, 2019 | News
The Cape is firmly established as “one of the most exciting wine-producing countries on the planet”, thanks to a combination of old vines, young winemaking talent, established names, varied terroirs and a can-do spirit, according to award-winning British journalist...
by August Collective | 28 Aug, 2019 | News
Encouraging local travellers to overnight in the Cape Winelands is one effective way of boosting tourism income while at the same time promoting responsible drinking, believes Marisah Nieuwoudt. Nieuwoudt is wine tourism manager for Vinpro that represents 2 500...
