{"id":2902,"date":"2023-11-23T05:39:48","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T05:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/?p=2902"},"modified":"2023-11-23T05:40:32","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T05:40:32","slug":"celebrating-south-african-wine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/2023\/11\/23\/celebrating-south-african-wine\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating South African wine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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South Africa Wine joined industry stakeholders today at the country\u2019s oldest wine estate, Groot Constantia, to kick off a campaign to celebrate the South African wine industry\u2019s rich\u00a0heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This industry provides opportunities to 269 000 employees and close to a million of their dependants, and is worth more than R55 billion in gross domestic product (GDP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our vision for the birthday of the South African wine industry is to create an annual, month-long celebration in February to raise awareness of our unique heritage dating back to 2 February 1659. South Africa is the only country in the world that knows the exact date of the start of its industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This campaign aims to create ambassadors for South African wine through responsible consumption, while creating even more job opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn the heart of South Africa, where vines weave a tapestry of tradition and innovation, we celebrate the unique spirit of our nation\u2019s wine industry \u2013 a legacy dating back to the 17th century,\u201d said South Africa Wine CEO Rico Basson. \u201cAs we raise a glass to this remarkable journey, we honour not just the vineyards, but the people who breathe life into every grape and the progress that propels us into a future where excellence and diversity intertwine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWe look forward to another birthday celebration for South African wine \u2013 its people, products, and progress are a testament to the enduring beauty of our cultural heritage.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Industry members, wine enthusiasts, and supporters are hereby invited to share in the celebrations this February by making use of the free assets<\/a> that were specially created to mark the occasion, including videos, maps, and artwork.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

South Africa Wine joined industry stakeholders today at the country\u2019s oldest wine estate, Groot Constantia, to kick off a campaign to celebrate the South African wine industry\u2019s rich\u00a0heritage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2903,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2902","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food-wine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2902","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2902"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2902\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2916,"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2902\/revisions\/2916"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2903"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2902"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2902"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}