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Electronic management for fine wines

New technologies to assist table grape farmers, wineries and vineyard owners are “game-changers” in the field where the devices can contribute enormously to increasing yields and profitability.

VINPRO SURVEY: SA wine industry at the edge of a cliff

The South African wine industry is at a tipping point, with many wine businesses, especially smaller companies and those under black ownership, facing potential closures in the next three to twelve months due to the recurring and now fifth domestic wine sales restrictions.

Vinpro Approaches Courts to Save the South African Wine Industry

As one of the oldest agricultural industries in the country, which supports the  livelihoods of 269 000 employees, generates R55 billion in revenue for the economy and builds a strong brand reputation as a unique asset for the country, the South  African wine industry has become part of our cultural and economic fabric.

Wine consumption and sales: Saai soon in court

The family farming organisation Saai will urgently approach the Northern Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on 18 August 2020 to have the ban on the sale and consumption of wine in restaurants set aside.

Wine and wine grapes

Introduction The Cape wine-growing areas, situated in the narrow viticultural zone of the southern hemisphere, mainly have a Mediterranean climate. The mountain slopes and valleys form the ideal habitat for the wine grape Vitis vinifera, the products of which have given pleasure to humankind for many centuries. Long, sun-drenched summers and mild, wet winters contribute to […]