Healthy grape crop expected to bolster international market position
By Given Majola
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DURBAN - THE LATEST wine grape crop estimates were a silver lining for the South African wine industry and were likely to boost its international position, Wines of South Africa (WoSA) said yesterday.
WoSA chief executive Siobhan Thompson said what stood out was the consistency in quality over recent years.
“This will go a long way to convince those who may still have been on the fence, and it will reinforce our overall standing alongside our international competitors. It is also promising that the volume and value of wine exports from South Africa are higher compared to the year-on-year figures in 2020 and 2019,” said Thompson.
Wine exports improve on favourable weather despite Covid-19 threat to vineyard production
By Dineo Faku
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JOHANNESBURG - SOUTH African wine exports jumped 7.7 percent in value to R9.1 billion in 2020 compared to a year earlier despite the five week ban on exports.
Wines of South Africa (WoSA) said in a report yesterday that total export reached 319.2 million litres in 2020, despite the ban and huge challenges at the Cape Town Port terminal due to Covid-19.
WoSa said the increase come on the back of good weather conditions with vineyards have bouncing back from the crippling drought. The group said the value of packaged wine exports recorded an 8.3 percent increase to R7.2bn on higher sales.
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