Wine Industry - South Africa
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 [...]
SA Wine Exports on the Up
The bad news might raise eye-brows, but I find it always pleasing to report the good news. Today is no exception. Despite the international economic slowdown, South Africa’s wine export sales have exceeded all expectations. Wines of South Africa (WOSA) have reported that over 363 million litres have been sold abroad during 1 year ending [...]
The SA Wine Industry: Some Good News
On average, the quality of wine stewards in South Africa have been continually criticized for their lack of knowledge and insight with regards to the South African wine industry. I think everyone has had their own experience of poor service in one way or another… warm wine, old wine, overly chilled red wine, overly filled [...]
Meet Brett…
I thought I’d take this opportunity to introduce you to an all too familiar member of the international wine industry, Brettanomyces… or just Brett for short. For those of you who are unaware of Brett’s specific role in the wine industry, let me explain…
Brett is a yeast able to grow quite comfortably in wine, converting [...]
