Akkedisberg farmworkers inspire hope and empowerment with wine brand, Southern Treasures

[Robin Fredericks] For decades, a group of employees have been cultivating land and managing vines in the award-winning Overberg wine region at the foot of Africa's southernmost mountain range...

#Newsmaker: Former farm worker rises to executive role at Zoetendal Vineyards and River Estate

[Robin Fredericks] Denzel Swarts, who was born into a farm-working family on Simonsig Wine Estate in Stellenbosch 37 years ago, has been appointed the new sales and brand executive at Zoetendal Vineyards and River Estate...

#WomensMonth: Spier's women winemakers on what it means to be a woman in winemaking

[Robin Fredericks] In celebration of Women's Month, we chat with Spier's women winemakers Tania Kleintjies, Lizanne Jordaan and Heidi Dietstein, and ask them what being a woman in winemaking means to them and more...

#WomensMonth: From proofreader to winemaker, meet Nederburg's Zinaschke Steyn

[Robin Fredericks] This Women's Month, we chat to Zinashcke Steyn, Nederburg Wine Estate's new red-maker to find out how she made the move from proofreader to winemaker and more...

Where will our 2020 harvest go? A post Covid-19 perspective

[Sonja Bezuidenhout] The Covid-19 conversation remains rife, and the pace of its development (the virus and the topic) will likely not slow down soon...

Celebrating Kleine Zalze's second straight win as best New World Producer

[Leigh Andrews] On a grey day with begging-to-be-photographed trees waving a Winter-coloured welcome, I was part of a media group that found the conditions just perfect for sampling delicious wintery food at Kleine Zalze's Terroir...

If Constantia could be captured in a bottle, this is how it would taste

[Ilse Burger] Something big is about to happen in the South African wine industry and it is led by none other than top wine connoisseur and negociant, Wade Bales...

Q&A w/ Tania Kleintjes-Moses: Chenin Blanc, women in wine and proud legacies

[Juanita Pienaar] Spier Wine Farm's organic winemaker, Tania Kleintjes-Moses elaborates on why she chose a career in winemaking, why she thinks the industry is still very much a boy's club and how she is channelling her groot oupa, trying to leave behind a proud legacy of her own...

Meet the Maker: McKruger Spirits

[Samantha Snedorf] Stella Kruger and Colleen McCloy chat to Samantha Snedorf about their fresh new gin under the brand McKruger Spirits ...

Meet the Maker: Simone Musgrave

[Samantha Snedorf] I was recently offered the opportunity to attend the official launch of the Musgrave Gin Pink Fridays at the Maslow Hotel where I got to sit down and have a drink with the creator herself, Simone Musgrave...

Meet the Maker: Andrew Rall of Distillery 031

[Samantha Snedorf] Distillery 031, as the dialing code inspired name would suggest, is a Durban based distillery run by Andrew Rall - the founder and master distiller. Here, Samantha Snedorf finds out more...

All in the family - Bosman Family Vineyards

[Eugene Yiga] It's not easy living in the Karoo and having to bake your own bread because the nearest shop is so far away...

Meet the Maker: Marius Bezuidenhout of Black Horse

[Samantha Snedorf] The end of the year is edging ever closer and the need for time away increases almost daily which is why...

Meet the Maker: Blossom and Hops Gin

[Samantha Snedorf] Blossom and Hops gin is distilled by Trouvaille Spirits and owned by partners Tim and Teresa James, both of whom have careers vastly different to the liquor industry...

Meet the Maker: Monks Gin

[Samantha Snedorf] Only a few short months ago a new gin was added to South Africa's repertoire and it was a noteworthy gem.

Meet the Maker: Imagin Gin

[Samantha Snedorf] Stewart Berry, owner of Bryanston based liquor store Berry and Bottles has a little secret up his sleeve. Not only does his store stock, a large and varied alcohol range, but he also happens to own some of them...

Meet the Maker: Dry Dock Liquor

[Samantha Snedorf] Samantha Snedorf chats to Martin Pienaar, co-owner of Dry Dock Liquor - a boutique liquor store on 4th Ave Parkhurst in Johannesburg...

Meet the Maker: Sugarbird Cape Fynbos Gin

[Samantha Snedorf] In this week's #MeetTheMakers, Samantha Snedorf visits the Sugarbird Cape Fynbos Gin producers and chats to Brendan Witherspoon, Sugarbird's brand ambassador and trade marketing manager...

Applications open for SA Wine Industry Innovation Challenge

[Tom Jackson] Winetech has partnered with Stellenbosch University-based incubator LaunchLab and Faculty of AgriSciences for the first Wine Industry Innovation Challenge.

#WomensMonth: Perseverance is key for Michela Dalpiaz

[Robin Fredericks] In celebration of #WomensMonth, we chat to Michela Dalpiaz, co-founder of Ayama Wines and proud Italian co-owner of Slent Farm, who has travelled far and wide to bring her love of wine to South Africa, with a flair of passion for the work of art that she creates...