There have been enormous changes in the wine industry over the past decade – influenced in no small measure by agricultural marketing reforms, opening up of export opportunities and restructuring.....Read further

Authentic empowerment of individuals can only occur if South African companies and organizations display a committed willingness to providing previously disadvantaged people with opportunities to learn and better themselves.....Read further

Dr Thandi Ndlovu has been appointed the new chairperson of the South African Wine Industry Trust (SAWIT) where she succeeds Mr Gavin Pieterse. Mike Ratcliffe, managing director of the Warwick Wine Estate, is the new vice-chairperson. ....Read More

By all accounts it is a life-changing experience when a worker on a wine farm gets an opportunity to spend two months in Burgundy, France, to gain theoretical and practical knowledge. ...Read the full story

The South African Wine & Brandy Company (SAWB), which was formed almost four years ago as the representative body of the local wine industry, has been restructured to shape a new organisation. The new organisation will be fully representative of all stakeholders in the industry and will be known as South African Wine Industry Council ...Read the full story

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