by JAG Communications | 4 Mar, 2019 | News
The 2019 Cape Wine Auction has raised R14 625 million and has now amassed nearly R88 million since the first auction was held in 2014. At a glamorous event held at Buitenverwachting in Constantia, it was announced that Raymond Ndlovu has been appointed chairperson to...
by wine.co.za | 1 Mar, 2019 | News
The 2018 winner of the Veritas Young Wine Writer of the Year Competition, Llewellyn Lambert, will be attending the Best Sommelier of the World Competition in Antwerp, Belgium, as special guest later this month. South Africa will be represented through competition...
by Feed That Bird PR | News
Premium wine distributors and brand marketers, Meridian Wine Merchants, has extended its wine offering by adding another esteemed wine property to its portfolio: Delaire Graff Estate. The company is now dedicated to further entrench this fine wine brand in the market...
by Johannes Richter | News
They say only two things in life are certain: death and taxes. And sure enough, during his recent annual budget address, finance minister Tito Mboweni announced a 7.4% increase in wine and brandy excise (and 9% on sparkling wine). Accordingly a 750 ml bottle of wine...
by Chris Chilton | 27 Feb, 2019 | News
The Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT) is excited to announce a new partnership with Paris-based FIVS, a global organisation designed to serve the wine, spirits, and beer sectors, to broaden and expand BRIT’s unique international sustainable winegrowing...
by Thea van Zyl | 26 Feb, 2019 | News
Agri’s Got Talent (AGT) is proud to announce that the Citrus Growers’ Association has joined the competition as a sponsor, which means that in 2019 AGT just got bigger and better. This exciting singing competition for farm workers in the citrus and deciduous...
by Bianca Capazorio | News
The Department of Agriculture in the Western Cape is at the forefront of using technology to enhance sustainable farming, and as part of its initiative to embrace the fourth industrial revolution, has introduced Sentinel-2 earth observation technology. Sentinel-2 is...
by Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) | 24 Feb, 2019 | News
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) invites all stakeholders in the sector to nominate young producers either in agriculture, forestry and fisheries to enter for the 2019 #Youth in Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Awards Competition....
by Bianca Capazorio | 22 Feb, 2019 | News
Two Western Cape women in agriculture have been named among the world’s top women entrepreneurs in the 2019 Enterprising Women Awards. The awards, which are run annually by the US based Enterprising Women magazine, honour entrepreneurs in seven categories based on the...
by Maryke Roberts | Business and Marketing, Lifestyle, News, Wineland
It’s not everyday that you find a fertile vine that is nearly 250 years old and boasts its own Facebook page or blessings from Britain’s beloved monarch. This worthy old lady stands in the heart of Cape Town, a stone’s throw from the Company Gardens...
by Johannes Richter | Business and Marketing, Wineland
Sauvignon Blanc is not often associated with the Northern Cape, but Orange River Cellars released an exceptional Sauvignon Blanc last year that was the talk of the town for all the right reasons. What contributed to this fresh breeze from the far north? South...
by Jana Loots | Production, Uncategorized, Wineland
How do you turn a business from an almost unknown bulk wine supplier to a forerunner in packaged wine with three strong brands in little over a decade? You know your consumers, know what they would want tomorrow and work hard with good partners. But above all, you...
