Tag: Wine
Lanzerac Hotel and Spa Crowned South Africa’s Leading Wine Country Hotel
The Lanzerac Hotel & Spa has been named as South Africa's Leading Wine Country Hotel for 2019 at the recently held gala ceremony for...
SA supplier sues after R4.5m US wine deal goes (literally) sour
A local wine supplier has taken legal action in the High Court in Pretoria against an American wine distributor.
The former is suing the distributor...
First ever augmented reality wine app
Mensa is the first South African wine to use an augmented reality app in the local wine industry and has set the bar for...
Absa Pinotage top 10 competition
This year’s Absa Pinotage Top 10 competition marks the 22nd consecutive year that Absa has sponsored the event, which is organised by the Pinotage...
Innovative wine makers raises the profile of local wines
Although the impact from the drought experienced in the Western Cape may be less severe on the the 2018 wine grape harvest than previously estimated,...
Cape Wine industry reeling from drought
The farming community in the Winelands is experiencing the worst drought many can remember. The Cape Messenger spoke to Gary Baumgarten, Managing Director of Anthonij Rupert...
Water scarcity drives a new wave of practices in Cape Winelands
The practice of cultivating grasses such as wheat, nearly 10,000 years ago, laid the foundations of today’s large urbanized communities. And strangely enough, traditional...
Distell’s new wine blend
Liquor conglomerate Distell looks determined to reinforce a profitable position for its wine division in a tough consumer market by reducing the number of...
DGB buys spectacular Elgin wine farm
DGB (Pty) Ltd today announced that it has purchased the Highfield Farm in Elgin. These vineyards supply premium quality grapes for Boschendal’s Appellation Series...
Wine and Olive Oil Production Expo heads for Cape Town in 2017
South Africa is the eighth largest producer of wine in the world with export volumes having doubled in the past ten years. According to...
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