by UEA Communications Office | 6 Nov, 2018 | Blog, Lifestyle, News
Research from the University of East Anglia has identified areas of the UK which could rival the Champagne region of France. Climate and viticulture experts have identified nearly 35,000 hectares of prime viticultural land for new and expanding vineyards – much...
by Posy Hazell | Blog, Lifestyle, News
Platters Awards at the Table Bay on 5 November 2018 The Platter’s by Diners Club South African Wine Guide 2019 was launched at Cape Town’s Table Bay Hotel on 5 November 2018 with over 200 guests in attendance, the VIPs including the wine producers who achieved the...
by Rupert Millar (The Drinks Business) | Blog, Lifestyle, News
With an estimated production of 282 million hectolitres in 2018, global wine levels have rebounded strongly after hitting a record low in 2017. The Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) has said that the projected global wine harvest is one of the highest since 2000. As...
by Emile Joubert | Blog, Lifestyle, News
A Sauvignon Blanc made by fermenting juice that had been frozen during harvest five months earlier has led to Diemersdal Wine Estate in Durbanville being one of two finalists in this year’s Winery Innovator in the International Wine & Spirits Competition (IWSC)....
by Tim McKirdy | 5 Nov, 2018 | Blog, Lifestyle, News
Visit any wine tasting room, and you’ll know that temperature-controlled storage, crystal glasses, and ornate oak-barrel furnishings are all par for the course. Rarely, however, does the tasting begin by popping the trunk of a car before you start popping bottles....
by Bianca M Capazorio | Blog, Lifestyle, News
This year’s winner of the Prestige Agri Award is Isaac Ntoto, from Garden of Eden Berries in Brandwag, Mossel Bay. The announcement was made at a gala event held at the Nederburg Wine Estate on Saturday night. Ntoto oversees all the technical aspects of the...
by Bianca M Capazorio | 2 Nov, 2018 | Blog, Lifestyle, News
This morning, the Western Cape Judge President conducted the swearing in ceremony for Minister of Economic Opportunities, Beverley Schäfer. Minister Schäfer has been a member of the provincial legislature since 2014, and was the chairperson of the standing committee...
by Anton Pretorius | 1 Nov, 2018 | Blog, Lifestyle, News
Whether your next getaway from the farm is planned or unexpected, make sure you have reliable backup in place to keep your operation running. A small farm, whether intended for profit or pleasure, requires round-the-clock maintenance, intimately in sync with the...
by Anton Pretorius | 30 Oct, 2018 | Blog, Lifestyle, News
The Stats SA quarterly labour force survey, released on Tuesday (30 October), shows that the Western Cape has created 95 000 new jobs in the past year, with the drought-hit agricultural sector showing promising signs of recovery. The data for the third quarter of...
by Anton Pretorius | 29 Oct, 2018 | Business and Marketing
Delegates from the global wine industry descended on Cape Town in September for the Cape Wine 2018 international trade show. This theatre spectacle showcases what the South African wine industry has to offer. Although Cape Wine 2018 was a colourful kaleidoscope of...
by Jana Loots | Business and Marketing, Lifestyle
Whether it’s your favourite hot drink, mixed in a cocktail or used to make moisturiser or even the latest designer purse, rooibos is as South African as biltong, braaivleis and koeksisters. Now this young, vibrant industry is taking the world by storm, one wine glass,...
by Nederburg | Blog, Lifestyle, News
Katy Rhode (74) of Groenheuwel in Paarl East is thrilled to be feeding her friends and family freshly picked vegetables, thanks to the Impilo Household Vegetable Garden Establishment and Grey Water Harvesting Project of the Western Cape Department of Agriculture, in...
