Tag Archives: Old Vines Project

SA vineyard manager Rosa Kruger honoured at IWC awards in London

THE 2018 International Wine Challenge Personality of the Year award winner Rosa Kruger is one of the world’s leading viticulturists, although she has no formal training and prefers the term ‘vineyard manager’. She started life as a political journalist, then became a lawyer before finally finding her life’s calling by chance when managing an apple orchard in a cool climate

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A world first! South Africa introduces old vine hertitage certification

MOST WINE lovers are familiar with the ‘Certified’ seal on the neck of most bottles of South African wine, the sticker indicating that the variety, vintage and area that the grapes come from have been checked and confirmed by the country’s Wine and Spirit Board. In fact, with the help of SAWIS, the numbers on the seal make it possible to

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