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	<title>Kumkani &#187; Business</title>
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		<title>New horizons for Kumkani</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 07:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; The company of wine people TM is pleased to announce a restructure of its Kumkani brand as a Black owned business with a strong commercial focus to grow sales in both the local and international markets. Allison S Adams-Witbooi, a former winemaker at Stellenbosch Wine Services, has agreed to form a 50/50 partnership with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gold for the &#8216;king&#8217;- Kumkani</title>
		<link>http://blog.kumkani.com/index.php/2011/10/10/gold-for-the-king-kumkani/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 12:32:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The uniquely South African wine brand Kumkani (derived from the Xhosa word for ‘king’ ) were awarded a gold medal at this year’s Veritas Awards. The impressive Kumkani Sauvignon Blanc 2010 received a gold medal while five other Kumkani  wines were also in the medals. Here is a summary of the Kumkani wine which received [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Raise your glass to the debut TOPS Gugulethu  Wine Festival</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 19:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Gugulethu Wine Festival is new and exiting event on the South African wine calendar. The Gugulethu Wine Festival is the brainchild of Lungile Mbalo and Mzoli Ngcawuzele. Mzoli is best known as owner of the successful restaurant called Mzoli’s Place and as a property developer constructing the first mall to be built in Gugulethu [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New selection criteria for Cape Winemakers Guild wines</title>
		<link>http://blog.kumkani.com/index.php/2011/04/15/new-selection-criteria-for-cape-winemakers-guild-wines/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 06:57:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In selection criteria of wines for the annual Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction have been revised to boost creativity and achieve greater diversity of wines crafted exclusively for this Auction. In terms of the new criteria adopted by the Guild this year, the final selection of the auction line-up will no longer be at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>King of South African wines at this year&#8217;s ProWein</title>
		<link>http://blog.kumkani.com/index.php/2011/03/25/king-of-south-african-wines-at-this-years-prowein/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 07:09:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The King of South African wines, Kumkani,  will be one of the international exhibitors at this year’s ProWein. ProWein is one of the major wine trade shows in Europe and it seems that the entire world of wine and spirits get together for three eventful days long. Besides the uniquely extensive, international range of wines [...]]]></description>
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		<title>South African wine leads the way</title>
		<link>http://blog.kumkani.com/index.php/2011/03/04/south-african-wine-leads-the-way-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 11:12:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[South African wine leads the world in environmental sustainability and regulated production integrity. This is due one of the most technically advanced wine industries with coherent institutions (like WOSA) and governing organizations regulating all aspect of the wine industry. The Wine of Origin Certification process was introduced in 1973 and the Wine and Spirits Board [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A bigger South African wine grape crop expected</title>
		<link>http://blog.kumkani.com/index.php/2011/01/13/a-bigger-south-african-wine-grape-crop-expected/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kumkani.com/index.php/2011/01/13/a-bigger-south-african-wine-grape-crop-expected/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 08:02:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2011 wine grape crop should amount to 1,351,993 tons, according to the crop estimate by the industry participants. This represents an increase of 7.3% compared to the 2010 crop, but is nevertheless 5.2% smaller than the record crop in 2008. The 2011 wine grape crop - including juice and concentrate for non-alcoholic purposes, wine for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cape Winemakers Guild appoints new Chairman</title>
		<link>http://blog.kumkani.com/index.php/2010/12/14/cape-winemakers-guild-appoints-new-chairman/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kumkani.com/index.php/2010/12/14/cape-winemakers-guild-appoints-new-chairman/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 11:40:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Cape Winemakers Guild (CWG) has announced its new management committee for 2011, with Louis Strydom of Ernie Els Wines taking over the chairmanship from Simonsig&#8217;s Johan Malan. Renowned for his excellent winemaking principles and enduring dedication to the creation of world-class, quality wines, Strydom is tasked with managing the Guild’s affairs for the next [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kumkani Lanner Hill Sauvignon soars on SAA</title>
		<link>http://blog.kumkani.com/index.php/2010/11/12/kumkani-lanner-hill-sauvignon-soars-on-saa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 06:48:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[National carrier, South African Airways (SAA), has selected the award-winning Kumkani Lanner Hill Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2009 as one of their premium class white wines, and this wine also won the Best Overall White Wine at the SAA Awards ceremony. The wines were tasted by a panel of judges as part of the 2011 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t miss the Joburg bubbly tasting</title>
		<link>http://blog.kumkani.com/index.php/2010/11/11/dont-miss-the-joburg-bubbly-tasting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2010 10:45:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lovers of sparkling wine will be able to taste a selection of the Cape’s top Methode Cap Classique (MCC) sparkling wine at tonight’s public tastings in Johannesburg. The event will be hosted by Wine Magazine and include a line-up of all the top scoring entrants to the recent Amorim Cork Cap Classique Challenge. The Johannesburg [...]]]></description>
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