On Wednesday (14 August), Premier Winde, Minister of Agriculture Ivan Meyer and the Western Cape cabinet met with representatives from the agricultural sector to discuss the successes and challenges and challenges they face. The meeting forms part of a series of...
The popularity of Rosé wines seems unstoppable. Enjoyed by famous Hollywood A-listers and served in trendy bars from St. Tropez to New York, this red-and-white cousin has become a global success story. With this pink drink getting trendier, and more sophisticated, by...
Family values and a determined vision to produce timeless, world-class wines is the foundation of Tokara, the influential Stellenbosch wine estate celebrating its 20th vintage this year. At Tokara, nothing is left to chance. “Our mantra has always been...
With its combination of an established history of viticulture and winemaking (thanks to being an affiliate of Bosman Adama), experience, skills, pioneering spirit, innovation and young energy, the newly-launched all-black women team of Adama Wines (Pty) Ltd is...
Nederburg invites wine lovers to visit its beautiful farm in Paarl on 23-24 August, to personally choose and purchase from an exciting selection of rare vintage and limited-release wines, when it opens its “vintage vault” to the public. “This is a rare opportunity to...
The unifying of Stellenbosch’s wine and tourism sectors has taken a leap forward with this week’s appointment of a General Manager for the new Visit Stellenbosch Destination Marketing Organisation (DMO). With 25 years’ experience within Stellenbosch’s wine and tourism...
Wineries can easily and effectively raise their digital visibility and strategically enhance their impact without having to spend an additional cent and do so immediately. This is according to digital and media marketing maven Judith Lewis, who has been ranked by her...
Andrea Mullineux, although one of South Africa’s greatest winemaking treasures, is not actually South African. Gasp! We know… but regardless of where Andrea came from, we’re happy that she’s here to stay. In 2007, Andrea, along with her husband...
Shiraz SA will once again host its annual technical workshop and tasting at Kronenburg in Paarl on Thursday 7 November. The workshop has established itself over the years as a very popular item on the wine calendar and is usually fully booked. According to Edmund...
Meridian Wine Merchants is pleased to announce that Shane Allchin has been appointed Managing Director of Meridian Wine Merchants effective 1 August 2019. Shane joined Meridian Wine Merchants in 2016 as Group Sales Executive and was appointed Sales Director in 2017....
Enter the prestigious South African Sommelier Association Best Young Sommelier 2019 competition, in association with Moët & Chandon. Are you a young sommelier or wine aficionado between 21 and 30 years old, looking for the ultimate career break? Just imagine...
The latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) results released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) shows that the official unemployment rate in South Africa jumped to 29% in the second quarter of the year, an increase of 1.4 percentage points from the rate of...
