The wine industry fears a bill proposing a ban on alcohol advertising could do it serious harm by prohibiting important marketing channels such as wine festivals and competitions.

 

The oldest wine produced in South Africa was apparently drunk by British clergymen in the 1800s, according to a report on Sunday.

 

South Africa on Thursday said it wants to avoid a tit-for-tat alcohol import war with Britain over increased bulk wine sales that have cost jobs in the local bottling industry.

 

Small wine-producing towns in the Western Cape are keeping the local industry afloat, according to a report on Sunday.

 

The average primary wine grape producer’s profit margins have not improved since 2009, new research by economists at VinPro, a service organisation for South African wine producers, shows.

 

A South African wine brand on Friday defended its sponsorship of Britain’s top homelessness magazine after sellers called it a “bad, ironic joke” that could fuel more alcoholic stereotyping.

 
 
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