Issued by WATERFORD COMMUNICATIONS Erika Obermeyer from Graham Beck Vineyards in Franschhoek was crowned SA Woman Winemaker of the Year in Somerset West at the Lord Charles Hotel on Thursday 24th Of July. Erika beat a record number of 63 entries in this year’s competition, which is sponsored by the […]
A little while ago we were lucky enough to sample all the award winners from this years Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show. After being impressed by traditional stalwarts like Zonnebloem and Nederburg, it was a wine from a small, boutique producer that stole the limelight. After taking one sip of […]
The South African Wine industry is older than 350 years and although there is all sorts of wine competitions out there today, celebrating and evaluating the contents of every bottle, nobody until now, thought to recognise the unsung heroes that toil behind the scenes of even the greatest Estates. The […]
Wednesday, July 02, 2008 – Catherine Dillon Grapes of Origin The prevailing wine classification system in South Africa that defines areas of production is the Wine of Origin Scheme(W.O), established in 1973, which demarcates production units as Regions, Districts, Wards and Geographical Units, the latter coming into effect on 2 […]
The debate regarding screwcap closures has been along divided lines for quite sometime now, with the pro-screwcap group focusing on the fresh, untainted nature of the wine. Those opposed to screwcap point to its failure and unreliability, but is this a fair analysis of the screwcap? South Africa has a […]
