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Wine tourism sustains economy, livelihoods

Wine tourism sustains economy, livelihoods

South Africa’s wine tourism sector is crucial to sustaining the economy, as well as the livelihoods of more than 36 000 people employed in the country. Unfortunately this has also been one of the sectors hardest hit by government’s restrictions to curb the spread of...
Wenke vir snoeityd

Wenke vir snoeityd

Dis snoeityd in die wynbedryf – ʼn tyd waarin die wingerdstok uit sy winterslaap begin ontwaak en die voorbereiding vir die volgende wyndruifoes in alle erns begin. “Snoei is een van die belangrikste take op ʼn wingerdplaas. Deur die wingerd korrek te snoei, kan ons die...
Wenke vir snoeityd

Pruning tips

It’s pruning time in the wine industry – a time when the vine begins to awaken from its winter slumber and the preparation for the next wine grape harvest begins in all earnest. “Pruning is one of the most important tasks in a vineyard. By pruning the vineyard...
Wine grape producers benchmark their cost-effectiveness

Wine grape producers benchmark their cost-effectiveness

Wine grape producers and cellars are currently participating in the Vinpro Production Plan Survey – a financial analysis at farm and cellar level – of which the first information sessions kicked off in July in the various wine regions. “By participating in the...
Wine grape producers benchmark their cost-effectiveness

Wyndruifprodusente meet hul kostedoeltreffendheid

Wyndruifprodusente en -kelders neem tans aan die Vinpro Produksieplan-opname – ʼn finansiële ontleding op plaas- en keldervlak – deel, waarvan die eerste inligtingsessies in Julie in die onderskeie wynstreke afgeskop het. “Deur aan die Produksieplan-studiegroepe deel...