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AMIDST the COVID-19 pandemic and its devastating effects on the South African wine industry, respected Cape Wine Master and newly appointed principal of the Cape Wine Academy, Heidi Duminy, sheds light on how the education body is reimagining its learning experience in a time of inconceivable…
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WITH the reimposition of the ban on the sale and delivery of alcohol, there is no doubt the beer, wine and spirits industry is going to be heavily and - perhaps irreversibly - affected. In her blog The Brewmistress, Lucy Corne writes that results released by the Craft Brewers Association Of South…
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EXCELSIOR’S reserve rangepays tribute to the owners’ sister Christine Norah-Anne De Wet, a top academic and athletic achiever who overcame great hurdles throughout her life and fought valiantly before succumbing to cancer in 2018; as well as three racehorses that formed a part of the prestigious…
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DIEMERSDAL ESTATE in Durbanville has released a new top-tier range of wines incorporating individually grown and crafted Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinotage. Called The Journal, the range honours the legacy and history of Diemersdal and the Louw family, the sixth generation of which is…
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WITH an impressive wine portfolio, the most noble in the Anthonij Rupert Wyne collection is the Cape of Good Hope range, which forms part of South Africa’s Old Vines Initiative. Made from some of the oldest South African vines, the Cape of Good Hope range comprises terroir-specific wines created…
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GRUB & VINE and Radford Dale have launched an initiative to help keep the restaurant industry alive, and are calling on other able wineries to do the same. President Ramaphosa’s address on July 12, 2020 was another crippling blow to the hospitality industry, with the announcement of a new…
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MOVING away from traditional juniper-heavy flavours, South Africa’s craft gin scene has exploded with indigenous botanical infusions that have taken the world by storm, winning multiple local and international awards. Being an ideal country to produce gin varietals due to its abundance of unique…
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The Duchess Drinks Studio is welcoming a new addition to its innovative range of premium alcohol-free beverages, The Duchess Spritz – a light and refreshing, alcohol-free wine spritzer. Crafted with premium de-alcoholised wine and natural botanical extracts, Duchess Spritz is a bubbly delight of…
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IT wasn’t that long ago that wine deliveries were arriving at EPD HQ; so much changes, so quickly and it’s a reminder to be appreciative and not take things for granted. Excuse me while I rearrange my crystals. The goodie box from Lozärn included a bottle of the 2019 Chardonnay, and some…
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CANNED wine may currently be getting consumers’ attention but, in reality, it is not new; in the mid-1930s three sweet wines made their appearance on the American market. Californian Smile with Vin-Tin-Age Port, Tokay and Muscadel were presented in flat top tins (as pull-tops were not yet invented)…
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