Q&A with Lientjie Lodder
Lientjie Lodder grew up on a farm just outside Worcester. She obtained her winemaking degree from Elsenburg in...
Q&A with Lientjie Lodder
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Meerendal and more
Meerendal and more
It's hard to believe Meerendal’s current proprietors, Herman and Aletta Coertze, are only its sixth owners since...
Q&A with Carel Nel of Boplaas Family Vineyards
Q&A with Carel Nel of Boplaas Family Vineyards
Carel Nel undertook his first harvest in 1979, shortly after completing his BSc Viticulture and Oenology degree at...
Imvini Wethu: A Covid success story
Imvini Wethu: A Covid success story
When COVID measures were imposed on countries around the world, and both the business world and the personal world...
The front line of leafroll management
The front line of leafroll management
Despite significantly increased understanding of the grapevine leafroll virus and its chief vector, the mealybug,...
Q&A with Leanne Beattie, The Wine Girl
Q&A with Leanne Beattie, The Wine Girl
Leanne Beattie is a content creator and social media freelancer who advises on everything from strategy to writing...
South Africa’s expanding wine marketplace
South Africa’s expanding wine marketplace
Norman Goodfellows (NGF), South Africa's leading premium liquor retailer, has acquired a substantial interest in...
AI in wine: Friend or foe? Â Â
AI in wine: Friend or foe? Â Â
At both Vinexpo Paris and ProWein, the growing influence of artificial intelligence (AI) captured the industry’s...
The 2023 tastric consumer report
The 2023 tastric consumer report
During 2023, tastric collected data from over 45 South African wineries, including renowned names like De Grendel,...
Q&A with Ross Sleet
Q&A with Ross Sleet
Ross Sleet is a well-known figure in the South African wine industry who has been involved in both large corporates...
Chasing La Brune
Chasing La Brune
Nico Grobler had always dreamed of owning a patch of Elgin to make Chardonnay and Pinot Noir in the best Burgundian...
Supporting the arts at DTK
Supporting the arts at DTK
A year ago, DTK marketing and export manager Ed Beukes began discussing opportunities for a collaboration with...