Pinotage Response to Irrigation Strategy and Trellis System
Producing more grapes with the same amount of water is a way to increase water use efficiency. It also ensures economic sustainability in areas where rainfall is limited, and irrigation…
South African Wine exports: trends, insights & opportunities
The South African wine export sector demonstrated resilience in 2024, achieving a 4% year-on-year increase in value to US$562 million despite navigating a contracting global wine market.
Cheers to Agri-Worker Excellence
As the cellar foreman at Kanonkop Wine Estate, his journey is of perseverance, skill, and a huge love for his craft. On Thursday, 6 February 2025, his contributions were recognised during the annual Wine Harvest Commemorative Event at Groot Constantia, where he became the first-ever recipient of the Wine Agri-Worker Award
CHANGE THROUGH PARTNERSHIP
The South African wine industry is embarking on a diversity journey that redefines its role in the global wine economy through strategic partnerships and a sharpened focus on social sustainability.
Protecting our industry: our fight against excise tax increases
In February, South Africa Wine launched a vital excise tax campaign to address the proposed tax hikes that threaten the very sustainability of our industry.
Sulphur – Silicate mix efficacy in controlling Powdery Mildew
Sulphur is heavily relied upon in organically farmed vineyards to control powdery mildew.
Underperforming young vines, water stress and Petri disease
Petri disease is a grapevine trunk disease responsible for the decline and dying of young vines a few years after planting. Phaeomoniella chlamydospora (Pch) is one of the main Petri…
WINE LEADERS CHART INDUSTRY’S FUTURE COURSE
The second South Africa Wine Summit, set for May 22, 2025, at the Conservatory in Stellenbosch, will again gather together wine industry decision-makers and experts to address the sector’s vital challenges and opportunities.
NO TO DEVASTATING EXCISE TAX INCREASES
Since 2004, South Africa has been following an excise tax framework which provides a guideline for the tax incidence as a percentage of the weighted average retail selling price of alcoholic beverages. The current guideline for the tax incidence for wine is set at 11%.