http://www.winegoggle.co.za/?p=850 Wine, food and fun through rosé-tinted spectacles. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:11:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.winegoggle.co.za/?p=850&cpage=1#comment-844 Dina Venter Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:36:40 +0000 http://www.winegoggle.co.za/?p=850#comment-844 Why does the wine industry consider itself so special? Wine is not a staple food source, but a luxury. This 8% hike is very conservative. I am a wine lover myself, but expect to offer something extra to government coffers. I don't agree that 44c goes to the wine farmer. Perhaps the grape grower selling on to the bigger co-ops. In any event, wine farmers should be discouraged from producing wine with a R25 price tag. The industry is not going to survive on cheap and cheerful alone. Why does the wine industry consider itself so special? Wine is not a staple food source, but a luxury. This 8% hike is very conservative. I am a wine lover myself, but expect to offer something extra to government coffers.
I don’t agree that 44c goes to the wine farmer. Perhaps the grape grower selling on to the bigger co-ops.
In any event, wine farmers should be discouraged from producing wine with a R25 price tag. The industry is not going to survive on cheap and cheerful alone.

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