Published: 15 March, 2013
To purchase the full report, priced £99 (ex-VAT), go to the Harpers Shop. This could well be South Africa's year, so say its proponents and supporters in the UK trade. As do high-profile writers ranging from Tim Atkin MW to Neal Martin, both of whom have singled the country out as being the most exciting New World producer today - and they are not alone. There is a groundswell of opinion that South Africa's time has come, so long as it can now capitalise wisely on the many positive currently in its favour.
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Published: 05 February, 2013
Premium Independent Wineries of South Africa, a collective of like-minded, independent producers, has been launched in a bid to to raise the profile of premium South African wine.
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Published: 28 January, 2013
Wines of South Africa has accused The Guardian of potentially causing "unimaginable damage" to the industry.
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Published: 25 January, 2013
South African wine estate Kleine Zalze has appointed RJ Botha as winemaker.
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Published: 23 January, 2013
There are just a few places remaining at Harpers' upcoming Cape Crusaders - Wines for your Business tasting, which will take place on January 29.
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Published: 14 January, 2013
South Africa smashed its previous record to export the largest amount of wine to date in 2012.
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Published: 17 December, 2012
FirstCape has launched new packaging for its Presidents Selection wines on the back of its sponsorship of the British and Irish Lions 2013 Tour of Australia.
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Published: 04 December, 2012
UK importer Enotria has partnered with wine exporters the Company of Wine People in a bid to grow its South African Category in the UK.
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Published: 23 November, 2012
South African wine brand Cape Heritage has made it in to the top 10 selling South African wines in the UK, with a volume growth of 198%, in less than a year after its launch.
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Published: 21 November, 2012
Three of the UK's most important generic bodies have ditched their individual tastings and instead have joined forces to offer a larger event in September 2013.
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Published: 21 November, 2012
Generic bodies Wines of Argentina, Wines of Chile and Wines of South Africa have teamed up to launch a collaborative generic tasting for September 2013, The Beautiful South.
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Published: 13 November, 2012
Origin Wine is launching a new Fairtrade project with South Africa's Brandvlei Cooperative in a bid to extend its range and benefit the local community.
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Published: 06 November, 2012
Distell is hoping to cash in on consumer demand for lower-alcohol wines with its new sparkling white.
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Published: 02 November, 2012
Distributors are urging producers to be true to long-term partnerships and not be "too greedy" when it comes to putting prices up, as the impact of 2012's short harvest is felt.
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Published: 23 October, 2012
The UK is turning itself into a global centre of excellence for wine distribution and understanding as it loses its place as the world's most critical wine market.
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Published: 16 October, 2012
The 28th Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction has set record-breaking figures with the highest turnover and a complete sellout of all wines.
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Published: 11 October, 2012
South Africa's Jordan Wine Estate has launched an initiative to help young women, both in the UK and at home, get into the wine industry.
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Published: 09 October, 2012
While the biennial Cape Wine trade fair in South Africa last month was another big success, a new exhibition that ran alongside it in the Cape Town Convention Centre enjoyed a sparkling debut. Vindaba, part of a long-term strategy to boost wine tourism, derives from the South African government's aim to gain promotion by 2020 to the travellers' Premier League - the top 20 global destinations.
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Published: 05 October, 2012
South Africa is "very well positioned" to take market share from countries like Australia as it now claims to be able to supply quality wine at all price levels.
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Published: 28 September, 2012
After a four rather than customary two-year gap on account of the football World Cup in South Africa in 2010, the Cape Wine trade fair returned to Cape Town this week. A huge number of interesting and high quality South African wines were available for tasting, in the presence of a phalanx of winemakers at the Cape Town Convention Centre. Harpers sampled scores of the wines, and here are some of the highlights, all of which should be available in the UK.
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