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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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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).

salt of the earth
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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.
conspiracy theories
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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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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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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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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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