In the Aussenkehr Valley of southern Namibia, where early summer temperatures have already reached 40°C and the annual rainfall is about 35mm, vineyards are flourishing on the banks of the Orange River.

Bordeaux wine-makers are heading for a “great” vintage this year after an unusually warm growing season and exceptionally dry summer and harvest, according to Olivier Bernard, whose family owns Domaine de Chevalier in Pessac-Leognan south of the city.

Over the next four years, the economic giant is predicted to overtake France and the United Kingdom to become the world's second-largest market for wine, behind the United States.

It’s like a trip back in time. Not long after you leave the gleaming skyscrapers of Cape Town, you’re passing neat little wooden houses lining the side of the street. And suddenly the names are all in French. There is a “Place Vendome” and “L’Ermitage.” The Franschhoek Valley wine route passes through one of South Africa’s largest wine growing regions once founded by French immigrants.

“Cheap and cheerful” — for a long time that was the image of South African wines.

For years, Elon Musk, now the world’s richest person, has been promising that fully autonomous, driverless Teslas are idling just around the corner and will be delivered – soon.

Vineyard management is constantly evolving based on new findings of growing grapes, managing vineyard resources, and with the development of new tools and technologies.

The rapid pace of technological innovation will likely have a dramatic impact on the wine industry over the next decade.

The heavy rain in the Western Cape over the past few days has both a positive and negative impact on vineyards.

Most wine producers believe that tilling is necessary to aerate the ground, but taking a hands-off approach can improve soil health, strengthen root systems and fight climate change. Kathleen Willcox considers why and how no-tilling benefits the environment and the vineyard.

Amsterdam has become so natural wine obsessed that it’s getting hard to find a decent restaurant or bar that sells anything else.

 Australian grape-grower Tony Townsend destroyed half his 14ha vineyard in 2023.

Pangolins have become the most illegally trafficked mammal on earth. These precious and ecologically crucial mammals are vital for our ecosystems.

New technology has debuted in China which uses lasers to destroy weeds in crop fields and vineyards.

People often choose wine based on the grape variety and the place it was grown.

Signs of a heave-ho power struggle in the hallowed halls of South African wine officialdom are emerging, and if the potential consequences were not so severe, a bowl of butter popcorn and a glass of cool, brisk Chardonnay could be procured to watch the show. But hold that thought, as it ain’t pretty for any wine producer or anybody concerned about the reputation and status of the country’s wine industry.