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Plastic Viticulture
18 June 2013  -  Haygrove Tunnels
I never imagined that the big viticulture story for me in 2011 would be plastic. My father was a polymer chemist so may this was inevitable. As I wander around the country and even in my backyard, I am seeing plastic at work in creative ways in vineyards.

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Fairhills Association; Healthcare project
19 June 2013  -  Fair Exchange
Fairhills Association is a joint venture between Origin Wine, Du Toitskloof Winery and its worker community.
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Michelangelo Platinum level introduced for exceptional wines
14 June 2013  -  FireColumn Communication
Joining the Michelangelo International Wine Awards’ established range of ‘first’, the competition will this year introduce a platinum level as recognition tier within the awards. The platinum awards tier will be added above the Gran d’Or (double gold) medals for superior wines scoring above 98 points.

king of chardonnay
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Danie de Wet
19 June 2013  -  Shante Hutton, wine.co.za
Danie de Wet is not a man to be trifled with. Bearing a face that was not meant for pity and with a sturdy towering frame, he’s a giant of the wine industry both figuratively and literally. Big hands show signs of hard grafting, years of toiling with South African soil that would eventually bear such fruits as to name De Wetshof wine estate one of South Africa’s leading wine producers.
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Seven styles of Chardonnay
13 June 2013  -  Graham Howe
“How do you stand out in a crowded marketplace? By telling your story, by making wines with personality” says Philip Jonker, fourth generation winemaker at Weltevrede.

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News from Cap Classique Producers' Association
19 June 2013  -  The Cap Classique Association
The Cap Classique Association is proud to announce that Amorim Cork SA has secured and sponsored Jaume Gramona from CAVA Gramona to be at their 4th Technical Day which will be held on Tuesday 23rd July at the Joostenberg Conference Center.
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Franschhoek Bastille Festival
18 June 2013  -  Smart Communications
Dust off your berets, pull on your boots and dress up in your finest red, white and blue, and head out to SA’s leading wine and culinary destination for the annual Franschhoek Bastille Festival, now in its 20th year, which takes place over the weekend of 13th and 14th July.

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