CAPE TOWN – South Africa and the UK have kissed and made up before a verbal tit for tat escalated into a genuine trade war over the vexed issue of SA’s growing bulk wine exports to the UK. “This is a fraught issue and I do understand why this matter […]
Cool weather may have caused some discomfort at the 38th Nederburg wine auction but it was the weak global economy that was blamed for the downturn in sales – R1,6m less than last year.Held from 28 – 29 September in the Paarl estate’s Johann Graue Hall, the venue for the […]
Anthony Hamilton Russell, owner of Hamilton Russell Vineyards in Walker Bay, believes South Africa needs to “sort out its terroir message†in order for it to be taken seriously as a fine wine producing country. Speaking to the drinks business at Cape Wine last month, Hamilton Russell said: “Sorting out […]
Pioneering South African winemaker Eben Sadie is distancing himself from his wine venture in Priorat, which was poisoned by vandals last year. Sadie has made wine in the northern Spanish region since 2004 under the Terroir Al Limit label in collaboration with Dominik A. Huber and Jaume Sabaté. He works […]