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Cork supply engineers announces technical breakthrough for natural corks
15 March 2010 - Cork Supply
Cork Supply, previously awarded the 2007 Sitevi Innovation Medal for their patented INNOCORK technique of removing TCA from natural corks, is announcing an exciting new technological breakthrough in their R&D for improving the quality and consistency of natural cork for wines.

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Pongrácz flows at glitzy Oscar pyjama party in Cape Town
15 March 2010 - GC Communications
Academy Award fans were treated to an all-night extravaganza at Cape Town's landmark Mount Nelson Hotel watching the Oscars in their PJ's until the early hours of the morning before switching to glamorous formal wear for a dazzling Pongrácz breakfast.

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Acclaimed top red blend in individual, local style launched as estate flagship
15 March 2010 - Beyerskloof
The long-awaited Beyerskloof Faith 2007 was recently launched and it comes as no surprise that the top-end wine chosen to define Beyerskloof's future and aspirations would include pinotage in the chosen blend.

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Stellenbosch joins Earth Hour Campaign
15 March 2010 - Peridot Communications
Earth Hour 2010, scheduled for Saturday, 27 March from 20h30- 21h30, will continue to be a global call to action to every individual, every business and every community. This year, the WWF (The World Wide Fund for Nature) South Africa, Stellenbosch Rotary Club and Stellenbosch Municipality have joined forces in support of Earth Hour 2010.

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Five leading chefs confirm support for Grande Provences "Big 5" luncheon
15 March 2010 - The P.R.Team
Five of South Africa's leading Executive Chefs have confirmed their support and volunteered to be part of the 'Big 5' luncheon on Sunday, 2 May 2010.

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Nederburg's 2010 FIFA World CupTM wines gets the nod
15 March 2010 - De Kock Communications
Nederburg wines released to mark South Africa's hosting of the 2010 FIFA World CupTM in South Africa this year are getting the thumbs up from several influential quarters, while sales continue to climb ahead of the games that start in June.

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KWV's spirits lift
12 March 2010 - KWV Holdings Ltd
The first six months' performance by KWV since its unbundling shows growth of 12.3% in sales volumes, with the South African market being the strongest performer at 14.1% revenue growth. KWV is now for the first time reporting purely on its own wine and brandy operations, without any additional income from its historic investment (now Capevin Holdings).

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Warwick Wine Estate crowned overall winner at this year's Santam Classic Wine Trophy Awards
12 March 2010 - Warwick Wine Estate
Warwick Wine Estate was named overall winner at the 2010 Santam Classic Wine Trophy Awards held at the recently opened Taj Hotel in Cape Town, on Friday, 5 March.

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A duo of wins for Vriesenhof Vineyards at the Classic Trophy Show
12 March 2010 - Vriesenhof Vineyards
Rugby legend Jan Boland Coetzee has once again made his mark as a winemaker with Vriesenhof Vineyards being the only winery to secure a gold medal in both the red and white wine categories at the annual Santam Classic Wine Trophy Show.

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Arniston Bay one of top selling wines in the UK
12 March 2010 - Tin Can PR
Proving its worthiness of international and local award-winning status, Arniston Bay has been named one of the top selling wines in the UK. Arniston Bay is the fourth biggest brand in the UK and has a 5.8% value share and 5.6% volume share in the South African category respectively.

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State will not grant winelands mining approval
12 March 2010 - Linda Ensor, Business Day
The Department of Mineral Resources would not approve the controversial application by state-owned mining company African Exploration Mining and Finance Corporation to prospect and possibly mine in the Western Cape winelands, director-general Sandile Nogxina said yesterday.

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Neil Ellis Wines gets the nod from Wine Spectator
11 March 2010 - Neil Ellis Wines
The internationally acclaimed wine publication Wine Spectator has recently bestowed an impressive 92 point score on the Neil Ellis Sauvignon Blanc Jonkershoek Valley Vineyard Selection 2007, giving it the highest score in the South African Sauvignon blanc category.

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SBIG announces its "Pick of the Pack" for Prowein 2010
11 March 2010 - SBIG
With the 2009 vintage hailed as one of the most outstanding in living memory, the Sauvignon Blanc Interest Group of South Africa (SBIG) is pleased to announce that it will be showing a range of top examples of this variety at Prowein in Dusseldorf, Germany, from 21 to 23 March 2010.

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Plato toasts parliamentary opening with Diemersfontein's Thokozani and Pinotage wines
11 March 2010 - Meles PR
The recent mayoral reception for the opening of parliament saw Dan Plato, Mayor of Cape Town and his team serve Diemersfontein empowerment partner Thokozani wines and the iconic Diemersfontein Pinotage to attending dignitaries.

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Hartenberg The Stork "flies flag for South Africa"
11 March 2010 - GC Communications
The Stork, the expressive, richly layered single vineyard Shiraz produced by Hartenberg Wine Estate, regarded as one of South Africa's leading and oldest producers of this grape variety, has received exceptional reviews in two consecutive months from authoritative British and American wine publications.

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Painted Wolf Wines fund Painted Wolf Conservation through TUSK UK
11 March 2010 - Painted Wolf Wines
Painted Wolf Wines are delighted to announce a program to raise funds for TUSK through a contribution equal to 5% of the FOB value of all sales of wines in the UK during 2010 and 2011.

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Harveys Bar at Winchester Mansions gets an exhilarating makeover
11 March 2010 - Chatroom PR
Harveys Bar at Winchester Mansions has undergone a makeover and is currently among the trendiest spots on the Atlantic Seaboard. To best cater to their cherished, existing and new guests, Harveys now offers a more stylish, spacious and modern bar with an utterly luxurious feel while it retains its signature classic elegance.

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Anthing but an antsy affair
10 March 2010 - Nikki Lordan, WINE.CO.ZA
One would not expect winemaking at De Wetshof to be an antsy affair. But, with an empire basically built on anthills, it's precisely this rich limestone soil, high in pH that provides the wine with its incredibly unique elements of the Robertson terroir.

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Dalla Cia family launches exclusive Single Cultivar Grappa
10 March 2010 - GC Communications
Giorgio and George Dalla Cia, the passionate father-and-son wine and grappa making duo, have released their first single cultivar vintage grappa, the 2009 Limited Edition Pinot Noir.

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Stellar Winery launches organic Fairtrade sparkling wine
10 March 2010 - Stellar Organics
Stellar Winery, the organic Fairtrade producer, has launched its latest product onto the market, Stellar Organics Sparkling.

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Cape Winemaker protege joins company of wine people
10 March 2010 - Kisha van Vuuren
Tamsyn Jeftha joins the company of wine peopleTM this year and embarks on her winemaking career under the mentorship of winemaker and Cape Winemakers Guild member Nicky Versveld.

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A fusion of Nederburg wines and Pan-Indian Cuisine
10 March 2010 - De Kock Communications
Some of the country's top-notch wine and foodie media recently indulged in special pairing of award-winning Nederburg wines with typical examples of Indian cuisine at the newly opened Taj Hotel Cape Town's flagship restaurant, the Bombay Brasserie.

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Warwick's Professor Black in Wine Spectator's Top Ten Wines matched to the Oscars
09 March 2010 - Warwick Wine Estate
Warwick Wine Estate was in the limelight on the red carpet this week after receiving an impressive 90 points by Wine Spectator. In addition to this affirmation, Wine Spectator has nominated Warwick's Sauvignon Blanc, Professor Black 2009, for Best Supporting Actor.

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The 2010 Santam Classic Wine Trophy winners announced
09 March 2010 - Santam Classic Wine Trophy
At the Santam Classic Wine Trophy awards dinner, hosted at the Taj Cape Town hotel, Warwick Wine Estate was commended by the panel of French judges as overall winner for the Warwick 'Trilogy' red blend showing consistent quality and elegance in the competition each year.

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Winelands Xenophobia
09 March 2010 - Neil Pendock
Neil Pendock runs a conspiracy theory flag up the Neethlingshof flagpole and waits to see if anyone salutes.

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Waterkloof welcomes a new green machine to their bio-dynamic wine estate
09 March 2010 - GC Communications
Waterkloof, a newcomer to the cluster of exceptional cellars on the idyllic outskirts of the Helderberg Winelands, has welcomed a newborn to its bio-dynamic family, Bessie, a Dexter mini-cow who is all too eager to start grazing in the name of classic, European-style wines.

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Another Caracal makes its appearance
09 March 2010 - De Kock Communications
Neethlingshof close to Stellenbosch has just released its top-tier Bordeaux blend named for the caracal or "rooikat" that roams the hills on and above the farm.

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Perdeberg parades to the Cape Town Carnival
09 March 2010 - Tomcat Advertising Agency
Perdeberg Winery has released a special edition charity wine range for the Cape Town Carnival, which will take place from 18 to 20 March 2010.

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Wine Spectator picks 17 white wines
08 March 2010 - Peridot Communications
Internationally read wine magazine Wine Spectator continues to sing the praises of South African wines and included a list of top Cape white wines in its most recent issue.

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La Motte Estate Harvest-time Concert
08 March 2010 - Magna Carta Public Relations
La Motte wine estate, situated in the beautiful Valley of Franschhoek, will host the Cape Town Tango Ensemble on Saturday, 13th of March 2010 for their annual Harvest-time concert.

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Constantia Fresh Delights
08 March 2010 - Norman McFarlane
Let's face it, Jörg Pfützner knows how to organise a classy bash. The Aylesford Constantia Fresh Festival, well the part of it that I did get to attend on Saturday afternoon, was fabulous.

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Cape Winemakers Guild opposes prospecting and mining in Cape winelands
08 March 2010 - GC Communications
The Cape Winemakers Guild vehemently opposes all prospecting and mining in the Cape winelands.

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Consol Glass invests R1.9-Billion in new glass factory in Nigel
08 March 2010 - Simonsays Communications
Consol Glass (Proprietary) Limited, the largest glass manufacturer in Africa, has announced that it will go ahead with its new Greenfield glass factory in Nigel south of Gauteng.

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Arniston Bay Sponsors first SA Food Bloggers Conference
08 March 2010 - Kisha van Vuuren
In the past, people relied mainly on traditional media to gain access to a vast array of topics.

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The V&A Waterfront wine affair back by popular demand
08 March 2010 - Smart Communications
Make your way to the V&A Waterfront from 4 to 7 May 2010 for an unforgettable wine and food experience.

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