The most recent write-ups for Two Oceans wine in the US include an 'A' rating from authoritative magazine, Wine Enthusiast, with a Best Buy recommendation in its September 2010 issue for its 2009 Sauvignon Blanc. Its 2009 Shiraz received an 'A+' score from well-known wine writer, critic and blogger, Natalie MacLean, who describes the wine as a "Good Value Pick." 10 Aug 2010
As fast as SA holding company Tradehold divests from UK value retailer Instore, chairman Christo Wiese increases his shareholding in the JSE-listed holding company. 6 Aug 2010
The Kloovenburg Wine & Olive Estate has launched a comprehensive range of olive oil-based luxury body products. Careful and thoughtful tweaking of the products by Annalene du Toit has taken place over the past year and the end result is 18 products that range in price from R19 to R71. 6 Aug 2010
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND: Food giant Nestle said on Monday, 2 August 2010, it had purchased for an undisclosed price British company Vitaflo, based in Liverpool, which makes food for people suffering from genetic metabolic problems. 3 Aug 2010
FRANKFURT, GERMANY: The world's third biggest sports equipment maker, Puma, on Thursday, 29 July 2010, posted a modest increase in quarterly sales despite the soccer World Cup in South Africa, sending its shares plunging. 30 Jul 2010
The American energy drink and iced tea brand called Cintron became available in upmarket clubs and entertainment venues in the Western Cape to cater for the expected demand from American visitors already familiar with the brand at home. 30 Jul 2010
PARIS, FRANCE: French food group Danone said on Wednesday, 28 July 2010, it had sold its stake in China Huiyuan Juice Group Limited to the Hong Kong-based investment fund SAIF Partners for €200 million. 29 Jul 2010
Knorhoek has released the latest vintages in the popular Two Cubs range of playful, easy drinking wines - Rosé 2010; White Blend 2010 and the Red Blend 2008. 28 Jul 2010
South African brandies brought home four of only 11 gold medals awarded in the 'Brandy, Cognac, Armagnac' category of the 2010 International Spirits Challenge (ISC) held in London earlier this month. 26 Jul 2010
Front (L-R): Jacques Bruwer (Bon Courage), Therese de Beer (Bartinney), Danie Steytler Jnr (Kaapzicht), Stiaan Cloete (Klein Constantia) and Stander Maas (Fort Simon).
Middle (L-R): Francois Roode (Diemersfontein), Friedrich Kühne (Doolhof), William Wilkinson (Wildekrans), Jaco Theron (Slanghoek) and Hannes van Rensburg (Plaisir de Merle).
Back (L-R): De Wet Viljoen (Neethlingshof), Christie Langeveld (Bloemendal), Juli Slabbert (Bloemendal) and Richard Theron (De Grendel).
The 2010 SA Terroir Wine Awards, announced on Wednesday 21 July 2010, singled out wines as truly portraying the country's winegrowing areas in its fifth competition since 2006. Making its solo cultivar statement at the awards, Plaisir de Merle Cabernet Franc 2008 has been awarded a National Certificate for the Top Cabernet Franc and received the Paarl District Terroir Award. 23 Jul 2010
PARIS, FRANCE: Top French designer Jean Paul Gaultier has been named head of the board of the eponymous couture and ready-to-wear houses, becoming one of the rare stylists to head his own house. 22 Jul 2010
HELSINKI, FINLAND: Divers have found bottles of champagne some 230 years old on the bottom of the Baltic which a wine expert described as tasting "fabulous". 20 Jul 2010
THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS: Anglo-Dutch food and cosmetics giant Unilever said on Monday, 19 July 2010, it would sell its Italian frozen foods business for €805 million (US$1.04 billion). 20 Jul 2010
LONDON, UK: Global premium spirits business and independent, family-owned distiller William Grant & Sons has won the top Masters award for Glenfiddich and The Balvenie at this year's Scotch Whisky Masters, a competition by international trade drinks publication and leading global market authority, The Spirits Business. 20 Jul 2010
Game Stores has come a long way since it opened its first store in Durban in 1970 in cramped premises in the city's CBD, ringing up sales of R78 000 in its first month of trading. Its founders believed that shopping had become a tedious and boring pastime. They wanted to create a fun shopping environment and so conceptualised retailing as a game. The signature bright pink prevails to this day. 19 Jul 2010
The South African Breweries (SAB), the local arm of global brewing giant SABMiller plc, said Thursday, 15 July 2010, that its sales volumes during the FIFA World Cup were slightly ahead of expectations. 16 Jul 2010
The new mobi site for Welmoed wines, developed by Cell Smart, features an interface that is easily accessible using a basic cellphone with WAP (wireless access protocol), and comes with a variety of content modified for cellphones. 16 Jul 2010
Tom Ford Eyewear, distributed by Carl Zeiss Vision SA, has appointed Lindiwe Suttle as its South African brand ambassador, to exclusively wear this fashion designer's eyewear. 13 Jul 2010
Huggies recently launched a new mini-pack, consisting of three Huggies Dry Comfort nappies, which will be available in the traditional trade from general dealers and spaza shops. 7 Jul 2010
Savanna, one of South Africa's leading premium cider brands, has won a gold medal in its class, at Singapore's 2010 Beerfest Asia held late last month. It competed against a range of cider offerings produced all over the world. 6 Jul 2010
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