South African Wine

South African wines set to get World Cup boost

07-Jun-2010

The World Cup could help South African wine become one of the most up and coming wine producing countries for the on-trade this year, according to...

Spier to focus on on-trade only

12-Nov-2009 By Robyn Lewis

South African wine producer Spier is withdrawing its same-name brand from UK supermarkets next year in a bid to grow sales in pubs, bars and...

In Brief

29-May-2008

Good company for Ehrmanns South African wine Welmoed is to be distributed by Ehrmanns, following a decision by the wine-maker to consolidate its...

Constellation Europe buys Flagstone

08-Oct-2007

Wine and spirits producer Constellation Europe has bought Flagstone, the South African wine maker, for an undisclosed sum.Constellation, whose brands...

BrandsBriefs

09-Aug-2007

Innis & Gunn at the Fringe Innis & Gunn oak-aged beer is sponsoring a series of gigs at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival's Acoustic Music Centre...

What next for Kumala?

15-May-2007

While many South African winemakers would find this statement hard to swallow, it really does seem that Kumala is the lifeblood of South African...

On-trade only...

15-May-2007

One of the great characters in South African wine is a man named Charles Back. He runs the Fairview winery in the Paarl region of the Western Cape....

SOUTH AFRICA

10-May-2007

Promotional organisation Wines of South Africa (L40 and L50) will have themed tasting zones devoted to rosé wines, Rhône-style blends, Sauvignon...

Cape Crusaders

17-Apr-2007

I first visited the townships that surround Cape Town airport eight years ago. On the whole things look slightly better now than then - there are...

Tapping into the potential

05-Apr-2007

In the second of her explorations of the world's greatest wines, Fiona Sims samples the South African continent's abundant delights Gearing up for...

South Africa: the winds of change

02-Jun-2005

A re-visit reveals a maturing wine industry It was nine years since I had visited South Africa's winelands, and I had to own up to a twinge or two...

Grape of good hope

28-Aug-2003

Wine may be the fastest-growing drinks category in the on-trade, but the widely held belief is that licensees are still doing nowhere near enough to...

Blue Nun to shed dated image with Slinky launch

02-May-2003

Blue Nun, the iconic wine brand synonymous with naff 1970s parties, is capping a comeback with the launch of a ready-to-drink (RTD) concept.Blue Nun...

BRL Hardy Europe's wine venture bears fruit

15-Oct-2002

The collaboration between BRL Hardy Europe and a leading South African winery has borne its first fruit with the launch of a new branded wine....