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News Articles
- Simonsvlei International appoints new managing director
PAARL - Simonsvlei International, one of South Africa’s largest wine producers and an agricultural company in existence for more than half a century, this week announced the appointment of Leonard Van Den Berg as managing director.....
- Simonsvlei helping to save our wetlands
The work of the Western Cape Wetlands Forum has greatly benefited from the financial and in-kind support of Simonsvlei Wines. With over 50% of South Africa’s wetlands already lost, support from commercial and agricultural sectors is imperative in the drive to spread the conservation message and help with restorative processes.....
- A South African favourite
The Syrah vine made its way from Europe to the African continent almost by accident, but it has taken root well and now produces what could well be South Africa’s signature red.....
- Prof Philip Tobias Big Footprint
This man is one of the few men in the world who can safely say that he will be remembered a century from now, and that the results of his work will be included in many a textbook on palaeontology that students will be studying many a year from now....
- Country s Top Achievers Announced in Simonsvlei Achiever of the Year Awards
PAARL - Award-winning wine cellar Simonsvlei has announced the winners of Simonsvlei Achiever of the Year Awards – a competition allowing South Africans to honor and acknowledge outstanding individual achievements....
- Ernst van Dyk Oorskry Grense
‘n Jaar gelede het Simonsvlei in die Paarl, een van die land se voorste wynkelders, besluit dat gewone Suid-Afrikaners erkenning behoort te kry vir hulle bydrae tot hierdie wonderlike land waarin ons woon en die samelewing. Dit het gelei tot die Simonsvlei Uitblinker van die Jaar Toekennings, wat jaarliks toegeken sal word....
- Galeome Elias Finger s World
If there were more people like Mr Galeome Elias Finger, the world would undoubtedly be a far better place. Just ask any number of AIDS sufferers, battered women and abused children in Gauteng....
- Dawning of a New Era
With the appointment of Francois van Zyl, Simonsvlei’s Cellar Master and Production Manager, as Director: Production, the Board of Directors of this well-known wine cellar showed their intent to re-establish Simonsvlei as the industry leader in quality and innovation, as in the days of the late iconic wine genius, Oom Sarel Rossouw. Van Zyl has been incorporated into the Simonsvlei Board of Directors with immediate effect....
- World Wetlands Day
CAPE TOWN - With more than half of South Africa’s wetlands already lost, chiefly due to unwise development and unsustainable farming practices, it is time we took our environmental laws a little more seriously....
- French Connection
PAARL – With his opening remarks at the Simonsvlei-sponsored Champagne Classic Golf Tournament, held at Paarl’s well-known golf course, Jannie Vermeulen (Simonsvlei’s Director: Marketing) announced the dawning of a new and exiting era for Simonsvlei, “What I would like to share with you all tonight, is the latest breakthrough by Simonsvlei, which I believe will in the next few years prove to be a ‘classic’ moment in the history of our cellar.”....
- Three More Reasons to Celebrate Simonsvlei s Success
With three quality awards received in less than three months, Simonsvlei has started the spring season in style. Hard work fuelled by a passion to excel and a consistent focus on quality and innovation, have all attributed to the cellar’s latest successes....
- Oom Sarel Rossouw
Een van die pioniers van die Suid-Afrikaanse wynbedryf, Sarel Daniël Gottlieb Rossouw, beter bekend as Oom Sarel, is Vrydag 31 Augustus, op die ouderdom van 83 jaar oorlede. Oom Sarel was sedert 1947 tot 1986 Simonsvlei se Hoofbestuurder en wynmaker....
- Simonsvlei Chenin Shines Again
Simonsvlei has a well-established reputation for producing quality Shiraz and Chenin Blanc wines. Gold medals at Veritas, Michelangelo, Mundus Vini, etc. bear testimony to this.....
- Simonsvlei to celebrate achievements of 101 outstanding South Africans
Award-winning wine cellar Simonsvlei, situated on the R101 just outside Paarl, has announced the launch of the Simonsvlei Achiever of the Year Awards 2007, a project which will identify the top 101 achievers in South Africa. SA citizens are invited to nominate those they feel have made a positive contribution to the country in a variety of categories....
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