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Dutch visitors charmed by Savanna’s “dry but you can drink it” cider during the recent 2010 FIFA World Cup ™, can now find the familiar clear bottle with jaunty green typeface on their shelves at home. So too can Britons, the world’s largest consumers of cider, with major supermarket chains…

Two Oceans, an established favourite of the Canadians, is increasingly tripping off the tongues of the Americans, following rave reviews that also highlight the brand’s exceptional value. The most recent accolades include an A rating from authoritative magazine, Wine Enthusiast, with a Best Buy recommendation in its September 2010 issue…

"A South African couple was out sailing near the country's infamous Robben Island when a 40-ton whale breached and crash-landed on their yacht.

Delheim's 'Spatz' Sperling turns 80 19 July 2010 by Delheim Michael 'Spatz' Sperling, the German-born vintner who has built Delheim wine farm in Stellenbosch into one of the most enduringly popular and commercially successful wine businesses in the Cape over the past half-century, is being honoured this month by the…

Tread Lightly! Cape Town, 15 july 2010: Backsberg - the first SA winery to achieve carbon neutral status - is again making history. Its new wine brand, Tread Lightly, embodies Backsberg’s philosophy of care and respect for the land. “The enjoyment of a great bottle of wine should never be…

WITH WORLDWIDE football fever coming to the boil in the next twenty-four hours, there’s a strong World Cup link to the seven vintages comprising the second batch of GlenDronach’s single cask bottlings released this month. Amongst the seven single malt vintages from the Aberdeenshire distillery, there are two notorious World…

CAPE TOWN, 02 June 2010: The latest ever late harvest of botrytis grapes (or noble rot) at Delheim takes place today (2 June 2010). Usually, the late harvest is completed by the first week in April.Delheim’s viticulturist, Victor Sperling explains: “With cold nights and dry days - but not too hot days -…

FIFA gets the ball rolling in Cape Town.. Tomorrow marks the beginning of the official handover of all 10 soccer stadiums to FIFA  for use during the World Cup 2010.

Delheim’s harvest is now almost over, with only the Rhine Riesling still on the vine, waiting for the necessary Botrytis to develop to make the Edelspatz Noble Late Harvest. Initially, the ample winter cold and rain necessary for a great 2010 harvest augured well for Delheim.  Unfortunately, this optimism was…

Since its completion, the new Cape Town Stadium has become an iconic landmark in the city, and has elicited a lot of attention and interest.Curious residents and visitors to the city who were not able to attend one of the successful test events held at the new facility can now…