uniWines Vineyards launching environmentally friendly packaging
uniWines Vineyards, the Rawsonville-based producer making wine for various clients in the local and international markets, will be upping production of its Ankerman brand to service a substantial long-term Finnish tender for wine packaged in environmentally-friendly PET (plastic).

Cork: a sustainable product
With this month's spotlight being cast on sustainability, Sheryl Kruger and I decided to pay Amorim Cork South Africa a visit. Joaquim Sa and PR guru Emile Joubert met us at the Amorim headquarters in Stellenbosch to show us the production process.

Pierneef a La Motte's Autumn Offering - Cuisine with a Conscience
Pierneef à La Motte Restaurant with its focus on Cape Winelands Cuisine stays true to its traditional roots with a culinary offering that has a definite focus on local, sustainable and organic produce.

Going green all year round
With New Year's resolutions probably already shelved, with good intentions forgotten and old habits sneaking in unnoticed, why not implement "green" behaviours that are as simple as they are beneficial.

Touching the earth gently results in award winning wines
To make award winning, commercially successful wines while farming in an ethical and sustainable manner is not mutually exclusive, however, this approach, where the environment and community is as important as the final product, requires a careful strategy and sincere motivation.

Sustainability, what is it all really about?
Sustainability - is it just a feel-good buzz word or an important concept like 'liberty' or 'justice'.

Biodynamic farming - more than a load of cow manure?
Consider preparation 500 and it's easy to understand why so many people are sceptical about biodynamic farming. It involves cow manure packed into a cow horn, buried over winter to ferment before being dug up in spring and sprayed over the soil supposedly to aid root growth.

Place in the Sun wines give workers access to nutritious diet
Wine farm workers growing grapes for the Fairtrade-accredited range of Place in the Sun wines are extending their repertoire to include vegetables in a bid to feed their families better.

A natural approach
Claire Hu travels to Wellington to meet one of South Africa's first organic winemakers.

Waverley Hills loves Green and Gold
Waverley Hills was awarded Gold at the Lyon International Wine Competition in France on 24 March for their Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2009.

Ocado launch wine videos
Online retailer Ocado has launched a series of short wine videos by Master Sommelier Ronan Sayburn, director of wines at the Hotel du Vin group.

Chaloner: a story of passion and preserves
On a farm called Falcon's Nest, in the beautiful Stellenbosch Mountains of the Western Cape, food lover and entrepreneur, Perry Chaloner has been hard at work developing his unique range of tapenades, olives, marmalades and jams.

Aspirins in the Winery
Neil Pendock hails aspirin as a wonder drug that can prevent heart attacks, reduce the risk of cancer and also helps make damn fine biodynamic wine.

Doing it for sustainability
"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not". - Dr Seuss

DGB awarded the prestigious Environmental Ethical Awards
South African Wine business, DGB (Pty) Ltd, was awarded the prestigious Ethical Award in the Drinks Business magazine "Green Awards" for their rural carbon offset program in an awards ceremony held in London on Monday, 26 March.

Avondale takes home an international environmental award
Avondale, the family-owned and run wine farm near Paarl, has been awarded the sought-after Amorim Environmental Award at the prestigious Drinks Business Green Awards, which was held at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower in London on Monday, the 26 March 2012.

Wedderwill Wine South Africa selects a carbon efficient Z-CARD
Western Cape-based Wedderwill Wine South Africa and PocketMedia® Solutions share something in common, their drive to ensure significantly lower carbon footprints, sustainability and biodiversity.

Drinks Business Green Awards 2012 - the winners
Chile, South Africa and New Zealand were the standout winners at the Drinks Business Green Awards 2012 on Monday night, as the alcohol industry continued to show they are taking their impact on the environment seriously.

The Bosman Long Lunch: a celebration of Fairtrade
The Bosman Long Lunch Fairtrade celebration, held during the annual Wellington Harvest Festival on 17 to 18 March 2012 was a roaring success. More than 1 500 people enjoyed the pleasant Boland weather while visiting this picturesque Cape winelands farm and its beautiful country-style wine cellar.