Wine Industry
latest news & developments
South Africa’s agricultural performance so far this year is not all doom and gloom
The outbreak of animal disease is a concern but there’s good news from the field crops, horticulture and poultry sectors
Black-owned wine businesses struggling the most to survive alcohol ban, says Vinpro
The industry is hoping the government will scrap the latest ban on alcohol during the next national address on the Covid-19 pandemic, expected on Sunday
The Treasure Chest Collective: Changing the identity of SA wine
A close-knit group of black, mostly women, wine producers is determined to get black South Africans to identify with and buy their good-quality wines
Too palatable for comfort: Am I complacently waiting for the winelands to change?
Sipping delicious wine in the gentle sun on weekend afternoons is a wonderful pastime but behind the vines the inequality is still strong.
SA wine exports reach record volumes on bumper harvest
Demand for South African wines from Europe, whch experienced a poor harvest in 2013, saw exports rise by 26%.
The pig farmer behind the Western Cape farm strikes
Nosey Pieterse says he is fully behind farmworkers who want to be liberated from their "shackles", writes Glynnis Underhill.
Platter high-fives to diverse vineyards
Although the 2012 <em>Platter’s Wine Guide </em>will be released only next month, the winners of its top ratings were announced this week.
Dynamism doesn’t end at Swartland
Which are the most exciting wine areas of the Cape? I increasingly hear murmurs of discontent of too much focus on the Swartland and on its wineries.
Keeping sweet with the rich
The wine industry seems to be pandering to a conservative, rich market that likes flashy stuff.
Poor yields from grapes of wrath
It’s been threatening for a long time: a report from a responsible international body replete with accusations of shocking farmworker conditions.
Golfers scrum down on unfamiliar terrain
Combining sport and winemaking is not new. But does it work?
Fruit of a poisoned vine
How will a damning Human Rights Watch report into the treatment of workers affect the local wine industry? We speak to wine columnist <b>Tim James</b>
Charm obscures need for change
It’s perhaps dangerous to visit a wine farm such as Annandale — it’s all too easy to forget the urgent need for change in the SA wine industry.
Slaving away
The ugly side underpinning the wine industry is often too easily ignored.
When innovation beats specialisation
Out of the great revolution in South African wine we’ve seen in the past few decades, something of a contradiction is emerging.