What the annual wine guide has in store for you in 2024
A popular stocking filler for lovers of South African wine, the Platter’s wine guide is now in its 44th year.
Stay updated with breaking news from Malu Lambert. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
A popular stocking filler for lovers of South African wine, the Platter’s wine guide is now in its 44th year.
Joseph has lived in South Africa for 15 years, a Zimbabwean refugee turned winemaker and wine judge.
SA's boxed wine sales overtook bottles for the first time ever in 2020 19 February 2021 9:06 AM Share This: Newly released industry data shows that 2020 was a better year for the "bag-in-box" wine category than it was for bottled wine. The SA Wine Industry Information and Systems (Sawis) has found that wine sales in South Africa fell by 20% last year due to the various alcohol bans during the pandemic. The industry body released data showing that boxed wine sales outsold bottled wine for the first time. While sales of wine in glass bottles declined by 24% to 121.5 million litres sold, boxed w...
Friday, 15 January, 2021 Wines of South Africa, Malu Lambert Alert Level 3 in South Africa has been indefinitely extended, which continues to prohibit the domestic sale of any alcoholic drink for on- and off-consumption. This means our wine region is effectively shuttered, with wide-ranging consequences not only for producers but also for the tourism and hospitality industries as a whole. But this is not just about business; this ban directly effects upliftment programmes as well as NGOs whose sole reason for existence is to work within th...