DARN! It was sad to hear that the Wine & Bubbly Festival scheduled to take place on the beach at Plettenberg Bay in March had been cancelled due to ‘late withdrawal of the sponsorship’ – though good to read that Plett Tourism and Plett Winelands ‘will return with another world-class experience in 2020’. Instead then, the main focus of attention in
Read moreHell no! Or hip hip hooray? At the end of the 2018 grape harvest in the Cape, SA wine industry body Vinpro has again advocated that: “Amidst a looming wine shortage, the South African wine industry needs an upward price adjustment to ensure sustainable supply going forward.” According to Vinpro’s annual Wine Harvest Report, wine grape production is at 1.2 million tonnes
Read moreWITH SOUTH AFRICA’S 2013 wine grape harvest fast approaching, many farmers are re-assessing their cost structures and modus operandi in the wake of wage demands that turned ugly. The following was first published in the Cape Argus newspaper last week… * * * * * Published in the Cape Argus on 18 January 2013 As the smoke clears following the
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