IN 1988, Hartenberg’s Ken MacKenzie hosted a tasting of shiraz from around the world as a benchmarking exercise for the wine-writing and wine-judging fraternity.

 

THE Graham Beck winery celebrated its 25th anniversary in suitably splendid style. When your primary business — at least from a visibility perspective — is fizz, it’s fit and proper to make a song-and-dance whenever an appropriate occasion arises.

 

BY A narrow majority, the Constitutional Court on Tuesday decided that a licence to sell wine alongside other groceries was “property” in terms of the Constitution.

 

REVISIONISTS seeking another statue to rant about or deface will be disappointed to discover that the memorial to Louis Albert Peringuey was removed some time ago.

 

WHEN grocery retailers in the Eastern Cape lost their licences to sell wine on their shelves alongside groceries, it was an arbitrary deprivation of property, Shoprite Checkers argued at the Constitutional Court on Thursday.

 

THE Western Cape government is investigating alternative uses for cheap, low-quality wine, such as converting it into biofuel for tractors and generators as part of efforts to curb alcohol abuse.

 

A WESTERN Cape winery aims to revolutionise the wine-making industry after patenting a new technique that uses Rooibos in the production of wines.

 

FOR SA to capitalise on the rising tide of international affirmation of the quality and originality of our premium wines, the industry needs to start taking some of its cues from the Old World.

 

By the end of next year travellers passing through Cape Town International Airport will be able to buy a two-year old Merlot made at the airport.

 

THE South African wine industry loses about 100 small farmers and 1,000ha of vineyards each year, though better yields have helped it achieve record export and production, an industry body says.

 
 
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