Lourensford has reinforced its reputation for conservation of the beautiful natural environment of this well-known wine estate in Somerset West by investing in solar energy. More than R7m has been spent on the installation of a modern 500kWp solar photovoltaic (PV) plant on the roof of the winery. The installation […]
Van Loveren, the family-owned wine Bonnievale producer behind the popular Four Cousins brand, is entering the ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages market with its latest innovation – the new fruity, wine-based Four Cousins FIVER range. At its heart, the new range contains the popular Four Cousins wine, South Africa’s biggest-selling bottled wine […]
Half of 1.2m bottles of Rift Valley wine are intended for export, with company planning to double production. The grape names – merlot, syrah, cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay – are distinctly French, but the label on the Rift Valley wines is surprising: made in Ethiopia. The French beverage giant Castel, one of […]
Six new graduates who have completed the gruelling 5-year programme were awarded their certificates as Cape Wine Masters (CWM) at a function held at the historic wine estate Groot Constantia, on May 9. This brings the total number of Cape Wine Masters to graduate since 1984 to 88. There are […]
Constantia Glen, the magnificently appointed boutique wine estate known for exceptional cool climate wines, has released the third edition of its flagship red, the much anticipated Constantia Glen FIVE from the phenomenal 2009 vintage. An elegant expression of five Bordeaux varieties grown on the upper reaches of the Constantiaberg, the […]
Kelowna, BC | Canada’s premier family-owned certified organic and biodynamic winery, is pleased to present their 2013 Ehrenfelser, the first BC wine made with the use of a nitrogen generator for the purpose of reducing unnecessary sulphite addition in winemaking. According to Summerhill winemaker Eric von Krosigk, the Ehrenfelser is “a […]
Distell’s black economic empowerment (BEE) deal – signed in 2005 – has paid out in excess of R600m after tax to about 4,000 employees as part of the company’s employee share ownership plan (ESOP,) culminating in an important milestone on the JSE-listed wine and spirits producers’ transformation journey. The share value windfall was […]
On 1st December 2010, off the Cape Agulhas Lighthouse at the tip of Africa, Hidden Valley dropped a French Oak barrel of Shiraz wine into the sea. After 15 months of “Marine Maturationâ€Â in the infamous Cape of Storms sea, at a depth of 12,5 meters, the barrel was retrieved and brought home to Hidden […]
WHAT: Chenin Blanc is one of the least understood and least appreciated grapes in the world. And that’s a shame because it makes a great wine. Some people confuse it with Sauvignon Blanc, but the two grapes are very different. Both can make great wine, but the Chenin Blanc often […]
The Cape Wine Academy is proud to announce Michelle Grimbeek’s appointment to Managing Director of the Cape Wine Academy as of the 1st January 2014. Michelle is presently the Cape Wine Academy Regional Manager, a position she has held since 2002, and is based at the Academy’s Cape Town Stellenbosch […]