The wine industry is feeling the pinch so much that "some wine estates are being sold" and most of them bottle their wines overseas because it is cheaper to do so there than domestically.

What country grows the most grapes?

With maturing or declining sales in many traditional markets, wine companies across the globe are increasingly searching for new growth markets.

As global trade flows have changed over the past two decades, supply chain logistics have had to evolve accordingly and developing the ability to ship wine in bulk has had increasing implications for the way in which the wine industry operates.

South African farmworkers in the grape growing region of Western Cape Province suspended a week old strike to allow the government to review minimum wages after protests that saw vineyards and houses set alight

Distell international marketing manager Sarah Gandy told Harpers that it is an ideal time to launch Le Domaine in the UK as the region is looking for low strength wines and is awaiting Christmas season

Estimates are between 53.8 and 55.1 million 4.5 kg equivalent cartons, compared to 54.65 million last year.

South Africa is the world's seventh-largest wine-producing country. As the wine industry has grown, there has been a growing focus on expanding the country's wine-drinking customer base

South Africa is the world's seventh-largest wine-producing country. As the wine industry has grown, there has been a growing focus on expanding the country's wine-drinking customer base.

Created by AUGUST for Tall Horse wines to promote their unpretentious take on wine, the videos show Kurt as he weighs in on topics like 'terroir,' food pairing and adding ice to wine.

cheap wine has become popular in townships even though it might be dangerous to drinkers' health.

Nigeria's huge wine market is valued at about N47.4 billion ($300 million) a year, and is projected to expand even further in the next few years, on the back of a burgeoning middle class. The middle class is increasingly taking to assorted brands of wine, and other luxury goods.

Visitors to Steenberg winery in Cape Town's Constantia Valley can enhance their wine-tasting experience with the use of a new app; the first winery-dedicated app to launch in South Africa, and a revolutionary concept in the country.

South Africa has won a number of concessions during a visit last week from UK business secretary Vince Cable, as the two nations work to avoid a "bulk import war".

Introducing the scheme, Kathy Jordan, who owns Jordan Wine Estate with her husband Gary, explained the decision to include the UK, which she described as "a very important market and the biggest importer of our wines."

Baboons in the vineyard and other issues

WINE farmers are struggling as high costs have slashed profits. Over the past seven years, total production costs have increased by 61% to R30582 a hectare, largely due to increases in the prices of fuel, electricity and water.

Twenty-six wines from the Cape are to carry South Africa's new ethical seal guaranteeing fair labour practices.

Confronted with a water crisis in drought-stricken Ethiopia, renowned winemakers are responding with a miracle of their own making: turning wine to water.

Confronted with a water crisis in drought-stricken Ethiopia, renowned winemakers are responding with a miracle of their own making: turning wine to water.