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Frank Meaker selected to join Bordeaux Brotherhood
Frank Meaker, cellarmaster at Org de Rac Winery in the Swartland and a long-time Paarl resident, has been inducted into the elite Commanderie de Bordeaux, an international wine organisation based in Bordeaux in France which is committed to spreading the ethos and...
The Blaauwklippen Blending Battle is on!
Are you an aspirational wine blending champion? The time has come for wine clubs to once again battle it out in the 36th annual Blaauwklippen Blending Competition. The winning blend will be sold under the BBC label in a Magnum (1.5 litre) bottle, and the winning team...
The 2nd Capital City Wine Show: Iconic wines and new kids on the block
The 2nd Annual Capital City Wine Show returns to Pretoria on 3 and 4 May with a contemporary look inspired by the striking urbanscapes of the Jacaranda City. Building on the success of the 2018 inaugural show, the Capital City Wine Show takes place at the Capital...
Renamed Wine & Food Tourism Conference presents the Wine & Food Tourism Awards
The annual Business of Wine & Food Tourism Conference, currently in its fourth year and known as the Wine & Food Tourism Conference from 2019, introduces the Wine & Food Tourism Awards. “The aim of this new awards platform is to recognise those...
Minister Schäfer delivers 2019/20 budgets for Agriculture and Economic Development & Tourism
Today, Minister of Economic Opportunities Beverley Schäfer delivered the budgets for the 2019/20 financial year for Agriculture and the Department of Economic Development and Tourism. These two departments are integral to achieving the goals of growing the economy and...
Neil Ellis celebrates 35 years of vineyard-selected wines
This year, Neil Ellis Wines, the pioneer wine producer in site identification, grape sourcing and site-specific wines, will celebrate its 35th anniversary since the first vintage of his namesake label. The 1984 Neil Ellis Cabernet Sauvignon was sourced...
Minister Beverley Schäfer welcomes hand-over of title deeds for largest agricultural land claim in the WC
Minister of Economic Opportunities, Beverley Schäfer says she hopes that the people of Ebenhaeser go on to become successful commercial farmers, following the hand-over of title deeds in the Western Cape’s largest agricultural restitution land claim on Saturday....
L’Avenir empowers community with stunning ‘hands-on garden’
In an effort to uplift the communities, L’Avenir Wine Estate established a ‘hands-on garden’ for vineyard workers who have made an invaluable contribution to the estate and its wine. The gardens, managed and tended by the workers themselves, is also...
World’s Best Wine Lists 2019 – Now open for entries
The World of Fine Wine magazine presents the World’s Best Wine Lists awards. Now in its sixth year, the awards celebrate quality, passion and creativity in wine lists globally. Having established its reputation among restaurants, the World’s Best Wine Lists is the...
Hail hits Montagu wine producers hard
Heavy showers and hail “as big as golf balls” earlier this week hit some producers in Montagu and outlying areas hard in the midst of the 2019 wine grape harvest season. Heavy rainfall occurred on Sunday and Monday, 10 and 11 March, with a large hail storm...
Napoleon’s ‘Wine of Exile’ on display at Groot Constantia artefact exhibition
A selection of historical wine artefacts are on exhibit at Groot Constantia until 21 June and visitors are being offered a rare chance to view these relics, which unveil the history of the wine that Napoleon drank while in exile on St Helena Island. This...
