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#SADogsOfWine
South Africa has no shortage of good wine, beautiful wine farms and very good dogs. #sadogsofwine celebrates the pooches living their best wine lives, whether they’re exploring the vineyards, snoozing in the cellar or simply soaking up the wine-farm life.
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JC Smith praat oor wynmaak in die Oos-Vrystaat
JC Smith is ’n derdegeslag-wynmaker. Sy oupa Dassie en pa Flip was albei wynmakers, en hy het van kleins af tussen wingerde en wynkelders grootgeword. Hy is tans die wynmaker by Blydschap in die Oos-Vrystaat.
Cellar hygiene
Maintaining a spotless wine cellar requires a comprehensive management plan, which includes structural design, equipment sanitation, environmental controls and routine microbial monitoring.
A small but mighty global player
South Africa may not top the charts of global wine production, but its footprint on the world stage is far larger than its size suggests. According to 2025 data from the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) and the South African Wine Industry Information and Systems (SAWIS), the…
Building a more inclusive South African wine industry
South Africa's wine industry has a 367-year history, but its story continues to evolve as a new generation of entrepreneurs enters the sector. Karin Kleinbooi, Executive Manager: Inclusion and Development at South Africa Wine, says the growth of black-owned wine businesses is an important part of…
Drought tolerance of different scion cultivars (Part 4): Vegetative growth and yield
The study aimed to assess grapevine vegetative and yield responses in an almost worst-case scenario, i.e. grapevines growing under dryland conditions in sandy loam soil in the Swartland region.
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We cover the issues that affect the entire wine value chain, from vineyards, cellars and research to business, markets, people development, transformation, tourism, technology, sustainability and policy. We look beyond South Africa, too, bringing international developments and ideas home and asking what they mean for our industry.
