20 Jun The cork fights back – new generation screw cork unveiled
The wine cork could be set for a return to the mass market with the launch of a twistable and re-sealable version that does away with the corkscrew. [Click pic to enlarge]
20 Jun The cork fights back – new generation screw cork unveiled
The wine cork could be set for a return to the mass market with the launch of a twistable and re-sealable version that does away with the corkscrew. [Click pic to enlarge]
30 May Consumer tastes are changing – but wine has been slow to adapt
Is wine is adapting to the changing consumer? Mintel analyst, Jonny Forsyth, argues that this is currently not the case and that in his country, the UK, the industry is led too much by its own prejudices and mores rather than those of the consumer....
27 Jul Graça wine joins the screwcap revolution
Nampak Closures has created a screwcap for Graça’s wine bottle, helping South Africa’s "favourite talking, eating, drinking, laughing, singing, and above all, sharing wine", switch from its traditional cork closure to a screwcap. ...
01 Mar Sour grapes: tough times for SA’s wine producers
Since the 2009 recession, grape and wine consumers have opted to buy cheaper, leaving producers in a cost-price squeeze with income failing to keep up with rises in production costs, according to a recent study by wine producers’ body, VinPro....