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Humble KWV red blend evolves into ‘Super Roodeberg’ of note

12/2021 Mike Froud Leave a comment

70 YEARS AGO, who would have imagined what Roodeberg was to become… Dr Charles Niehaus was appointed as KWV’s chief wine scientist in 1941, during World War II, and he remained a central figure at South Africa’s leading co-operative winery until his retirement in 1971. To think that the KWV’s dry red wine portfolio back in the day comprised just

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KWV determined to establish Roodeberg in South Africa

04/2013 Mike Froud One comment

The home of Roodeberg and other KWV brands – an artist’s take on La Concorde, Paarl ROODEBERG was once enjoyed exclusively by wine lovers outside South Africa, by farmers who sold grapes to the Koöperatiewe Wijnbouwers Vereniging, by KWV directors and staff, by friends of the farmers and by those who had contacts at the KWV. The brand was born