South Africa's KWV sold in major black empowerment deal
In the biggest black empowerment deal to date, South Africa’s second-largest producer KWV is to sell 25% of its shares at a discounted price to an investment company.
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Brown Brothers 'Father' dies
John Charles Brown, the ‘father of the Australian wine industry’ and second generation of the Brown Brothers dynasty, has died aged 89.
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Orchards no longer the apple of government's eye
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Scottish distillery wins Green Apple
A tiny island distillery off the west coast of Scotland has won the title of Britain’s Greenest Company 2003.
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UK-based sommelier wins award
London-based sommelier Dominique Laporte was crowned Le Meilleur Sommelier de France in Avignon on Monday.
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New head for Opus One
David Pearson, veteran of Robert Mondavi’s failed attempt to buy land in southern France, has been appointed the new chief executive of Opus One