Published: September 24th, 2014
The launch of the Plett Winelands is perfectly timed to catch the growing SA wine wave of popularity… check out this blog in the Washington Post.
By Dave McIntyre, Columnist September 19
(Article courtesy of the Washington Post)
If someone asks you to predict the next trendy wine region, think back 20 years or so and look for political change. Economic benefits of democratization might come quickly, but wine takes time. Vineyards need to be replanted, viticulture and winemaking techniques updated, wineries modernized. Because the product is made only once a year, modernization translates slowly into improved quality. Spain, Portugal, Chile and Argentina each experienced a wine renaissance about two decades after democratic change.
