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Is this the year for ‘Bigger, Bolder and Better’?
I consider the South African wine industry to be riding a wave. Sure, the wave is only just starting to break and we’ve seemingly just planted our feet on the well-waxed board, but the swell is there and the conditions are perfect to stop paddling and make the most...
Small but healthy harvest underway
South Africa’s wine grape harvest is expected to be not much bigger than in 2016, but healthy grapes with intense flavour and colour hold the promise of great wines. The 2016 harvest amounted to 1.4 million tonnes. According to Francois Viljoen, manager of VinPro’s...
Exchange rate movements
For producing agricultural products, a large number of inputs are needed such as seeds, fertilisers, pesticides, fuel and agri-implements. Moreover, South Africa is a net importer of much of these inputs. Exchange rate movements is of immense importance within the...
A need for change
There was a definite, new sense of urgency at the 2017 Nedbank VinPro Information Day. From the call for unity by VinPro’s new chairman, Anton Smuts, to appeals from the floor for higher grape prices, there was one consensus: a need for change and structural...
Share your #2017Vintage pics and win!
It’s that time of the year again! Winemakers and viticulturists are sharing their pride by posting pics of the 2017 vintage. WineLand wants to spread the love by sharing these pics in the #MyTrosIsMyTrots competition. So, you think you’ve got what it takes? Post...
Swimming against the bulk tide
The emphasis was on value at last year’s World Bulk Wine Exhibition. Given the smaller harvest globally in 2016, South African producers were determined to correct their rock-bottom prices. The 2016 World Bulk Wine Exhibition (WBWE) stats tell the story. More than...
Tough times, but SA wine industry is tougher
The South African wine industry is going through some tough times, but sustainable growth is on the cards. What’s needed is a clear game plan, a stronger domestic market focus, ingenious marketing and a collective drive towards higher price points. The Nedbank...
Facing the heat
Are the abnormally dry, warm conditions our new normal? The drought that struck South Africa last year was one of the worst since recordkeeping began. In an era of increasing awareness about climate change, it also raises the inevitable question of how the...
The cool crowd
Wine professionals increasingly talk about cool climate wine, but what does the term mean and how do you sell it to Chinese wine-lovers? Included on the programme at the ninth HKTDC Hong Kong International Wine & Spirits Fair was a seminar titled, Uncover the...
The Asian connection
The Hong Kong wine story is being written as we speak. It’s fascinating and ever-changing. Is Brand SA missing the boat? Winemakers, traders, government officials, leading figures in the wine world and local and foreign media gathered at the opening of the HKTDC...
The best in wine tourism
Vergelegen was announced as the South African winner of the Great Wine Capitals Best of Wine Tourism Awards at a gala dinner in Porto, Portugal. The GWC is an alliance of internationally renowned wine regions and the Best of Wine Tourism awards recognise leading...