Wine Industry - South Africa
Harvest Time!
It’s that time of year in the Cape Winelands when ripened grapes are harvested, the beginning of wine making process. In this video clip below, Chris Bryant of Fairview Wine Estate introduces us to one of their premier Viognier blocks currently being harvested.
Cheers!
Brandon Marc
Pendock for the People
In preparation of the 2010 edition of ‘The Peoples Guide’, Neil Pendock and colleagues taste over 600 red wines for possible inclusion in the anticipated guide. See the video below, and listen as Neil describes the motivation behind the unique wine guide…
Cheers!
Brandon Marc
The Man Behind Nederburg
Razvan Macici, Cellar Master at Nederburg, comments on South African wine and South African culture. Razvan was appointed Cellar Master at Nederburg in January 2001, and has been involved in South African wine making since 1994.
See below for a recent interview with the man behind Nederburg…
Cheers!
Brandon Marc
Old Mutual Trophy Winners
The 2009 Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show has come and gone… a month ago actually J The Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show is South Africa’s premier wine competition, where the tasting panel comprises of leading South African and International wine judges.
For a list of this years Old Mutual Trophy winners see below:
Fairbairn Capital Trophy for [...]
Innovation: A Sign of the Times
In these trying times we are more often pressed into positions of innovation, to promote efficiency and, in terms of business, to maintain profitability. It is always encouraging to hear of such examples of innovation, some more calculated than others…
One such example of innovation comes from South Africa’s very own Darling wine district, and stands [...]
Gary Vaynerchuk Crits SA Wine
I dug up this old 2006 Wine Library TV episode where the emphatic Gary Vaynerchuk has some positive words to say about South African wine and its future.
In this episode he tastes Warwick Estate 2001 Estate Reserve, Warwick Estate Three Cape Ladies Red 2002, Rudera Cabernet Sauvignon 2001 and Thelema Cabernet Sauvignon 2003. I thought [...]
Wine Regions of South Africa
Although fairly obvious to most of us locals, South Africa’s wine growing regions remain mysterious to some… and perhaps by some I’m referring to the tourists among us.
In reality the first-time tourist is only vaguely familiar with a fraction of the South African wine growing regions. When asked, the average tourist is usually armed with [...]
Wine and Biodiversity
As a Capetonian you should consider yourself lucky. The Western Cape is home to the Cape Floral Kingdom, the richest plant kingdom in the world with 9600 plant species, totalling more than the entire northern hemisphere.
Approximately 90% of South Africa’s 110 000 hectares of vineyards are situated in the Cape Floral Kingdom. For this reason [...]
South African Synergy
I never gave it much thought before, but after speaking with wine bloggers and the like outside of South African borders, I came to the realization that we are fairly advanced when it comes to IT integration within the local wine industry.
From what I have understood it seems as if the IT world has been [...]
White is the New Red
When it comes to white wines I tend to be quite fickle, so only award winning wines will do. Unfortunately, my expensive taste comes with a high price… literally. But you’d be pleased to know that this is not always the case, and one can find high quality white wines at agreeable prices.
A few years [...]
