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		<title>Who says Dessert Wines are passé? South Africans have rediscovered their love for the fortified category. Here’s why:</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 09:36:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Allesverloren]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fortified wines are gaining traction in South Africa, showing unit and value growth. Vinimark’s Head of Insights and Business Advisory, Oelof Wiedeman, confirms Allesverloren has kept its place at the helm of this category, with De Krans’s Ruby moving from fourth to second place, and Bon Courage still a local favourite. Sales statistics from market researcher Circana show wines produced in Spain’s Sherry style continue to be the strongest segment in fortifieds; Muscadel is growing the fastest and wines made as South Africa’s answer to Port, sustain popularity. Why? The bigger picture suggests the COVID19 pandemic saw South African drinkers reaching for the forgotten bottles left in the cupboard, and these were often fortified wines.  A continued interest in the category shows wine lovers have remembered why they liked it so much, and perhaps developed a new appreciation for just how delicious these wines can be. There’s also their use as a cooking ingredient and relevance to food pairing to consider. France is one of the globe’s biggest importers of Port, as the Portuguese sweet red wine is incorporated widely into French cuisine. Identifying the dishes that are best suited to fortified wines is a science of its own. An [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On-con drinking trends: a Jacuzzi for your brain</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2024 12:23:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[drinking trends]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Malu Lambert reports that consumers are increasingly curious, with a focus on wellness and sustainability, and this corresponds to mindful drinking habits and a departure into the adventurous. Curiosity is the combination of the desire for knowledge with the habit of play. It’s the impulse that drives us to travel, to learn, to taste new things. It’s the spark that zigs along a neural pathway, urging a child to pick up a shell and listen for the ocean.  Carolyn Martin of Creation Wines is curiosity personified. Visit her estate at the end of the Hemel-en-Aarde road and you’ll find yourself picking up that shell quite literally. Playfully called a ‘shell-phone’, guests are encouraged to taste wine, and then dial in the sea by pressing their ear to a giant periwinkle.  ‘It helps people connect with the wines in a different way,’ explains Martin. ‘Our guests are blown away by how the wines change after listening to the shell-phone. It gives them this powerful link to the terroir. ‘The whole sensory experience is fascinating to people &#8211; how the senses are the pathways to the mind and what that means for understanding wine better.’ There are a variety of ways to [...]]]></description>
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