Avondale, a family-owned and managed wine estate based in Paarl, has launched its 2010 vintages of Cyclus, Camissa and Anima in new, lightweight and sustainable glass bottles imported from Vetreria Etrusca in Italy.
SABMiller will begin construction of its planned 260 000 hectolitre brewery in Namibia later this year.
After some delays, the company received approval for the re-zoning of 7.2 hectares of land in Okahandja, where the brewery will be built. Transfer of the land is expected in the next few weeks.
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The 10 per cent increase in excise duties on brandy will put further stress on distillers who are struggling to win back the drink’s market share from more attractively priced whisky and vodka brands. Retailers will be reluctant to pass on the increase in excise duties – around R4 per 750ml bottle – to the consumer and, as such, the cost recovery is likely to trickle down the value chain to the primary producer of wine grapes.
South Africa is giving some of the traditional whisky industry countries, such as Scotland and Ireland, a run for their money. While still maturing as a whiskey maker, South Africa brings its own blends and home grains to the industry.
For the first time a South African whisky - Three Ships five-year-old Premium Select - was named the world’s best blended whisky of 2012 at the annual World Whiskies Awards, held by Whisky Magazine.
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Need an appetising break from your computer, tablet or phone? Stellenzicht winemaker Guy Webber has come up with a great solution; a plush and juicy blend of Shiraz and Pinotage. Called RED ESCape, the packaging for this very real (i.e. non-virtual) red takes its cue from the digital world that increasingly dominates our lives.
