by Cobie van Oort, CVO Marketing | 19 Apr, 2018 | Business and Marketing, News
Nine wineries celebrated their achievements in the Cabernet Franc Challenge on Wednesday, 18 April at Avontuur Estate at this year’s Awards ceremony. Over and above the Top 6, awards were also given for the Top 3 Blends, the Top Vintage wine and a special award for...
by Johannes Richter | 3 Apr, 2018 | Business and Marketing, Wineland
Artificial Intelligence in the form of bots has invaded our homes and offices. Now, they’re after our wine supply as well. Should we be panicking? Quick! Which locally produced wine goes with sushi, costs less than R300 a bottle and is in stock at your nearest wine...
by Bernard Mocke | Business and Marketing
A winemaking legacy passed on from one generation to the next is not only a great tradition but also ensures the transfer of knowledge. You need look no further than South Africa’s rich and diverse winelands for proud winemaking legacies. Over the years the South...
by Tshepang Molisana | Business and Marketing
A wine cellar is a hive of activity and a critical component of a successful winery. It’s often said wine is made in the vineyard and terroir, topography, soil and climate are critical for the production of outstanding wine. However the work that’s done in the cellar...
by Bernard Mocke | Business and Marketing
While charity auctions are usually fun events abuzz with excitement, one should never forget their purpose – to raise much-needed funds for the beneficiaries It’s quite common for first-time visitors to Hemel-en-Aarde with its three spectacular wards – Hemel-en-Aarde...
by Wanda Augustyn | Business and Marketing
South African wines dominate the Zimbabwean consumer market and nearly all market segments above the low-income groups are interested in wine, making opportunities for brand activations and wine education plentiful. South Africa currently exports 1 291 516 litres...
by Maryke Visagie | Business and Marketing
With hot summer days, chilly nights and very little rainfall, the Green Kalahari is not exactly traditional wine country, is it? Situated about 800 km from Cape Town, Johannesburg and Pretoria, this region is the gateway to the Kalahari and the rest of Africa. In this...
by Bernard Mocke | Business and Marketing
Reputable oenological products firm Lamothe-Abiet of Bordeaux, France, has appointed Pellenc as its distributor in South Africa. Based in Paarl since 2014, Pellenc specialises in the design of harvest machines, winery equipment and tools for vineyard operations, and...
by Johannes Richter | Business and Marketing
The need to transform is a topic that crops up at some point in every conversation about the wine industry but it’s not always clear what progress is being made. We checked in with those doing the work and hear from people whose lives have been changed as a result....
by Michelle Ford | 23 Mar, 2018 | Business and Marketing, News, Wineland
What comes to mind when you picture a bottle of wine? A rarefied world of expensive restaurants? The beautiful Cape winelands? The wine value chain spans so much more than that – farmers, producers, distributors, scientists, bar tenders, restaurant and hotel managers,...
by Maryna Calow, Wosa | 16 Mar, 2018 | Business and Marketing, News
With exhibition space for South Africa’s triennial wine trade showcase completely sold out, CapeWine 2018 is set to yet again raise the bar as South African wine producers ready themselves for the international trade and media gaze when Wines of South Africa (WoSA)...
by Bernard Mocke | 1 Mar, 2018 | Business and Marketing
The global wine scene is overflowing with viticulturists, winemakers, scientists and marketers from a vast variety of countries. South Africans are also part of this well-travelled group and proud contributors to the international wine scene. In this Q&A with...
