The recent death of Allan Mullins leaves a hole in the wine world that is not going to be filled. […]
Year: 2020
A testimonial from M. Jean Marie Aurand, the Chairman of the Académie Amorim and honorary Managing Director of the International […]
Plettenberg Bay Newcomers take Best Producer Award at Amorim Cap Classique Challenge
In a ground-breaking announcement, Newstead MCC Blanc de Blancs 2015 not only took a Double Gold Medal and the Trophy […]
Re-corking Mythical GS Cabernet 1966 to find a World of Wonder
Getting to see how cork has allowed great wine to develop and age is one of the most satisfying and […]
Cathy Marston on Judging Amorim Cap Classique Challenge
The winners of this year’s Amorim Cap Classique Challenge are to be announced on 30 September. Well-known wine writer and […]
Amorim Cap Classique Challenge: Call for Entries
Cap Classique producers have until 22 July to submit their wines for this year’s Amorim Cap Classique Challenge, which takes […]
Consumer Survey Points to Quality Image of Wines Closed with Cork
Perceptions on wine bottle closures and specifically the image of cork came to the fore in an insightful study on […]
Amorim Corks Slashes 22 000 tons’ CO₂ emissions off South African Wine Production in 2019
Climate change has become a major issue and global talking-point due to its effects on the environment and the repercussions […]
Operations during Level 4 lockdown
Dear Valued Amorim Customer, As we collectively navigate through this crisis, I wish to express my best wishes for the […]
Portuguese Commemorate 500 Years of Earth’s circumnavigation with Voyage of the NRP Sagres
Cape Town turned out to be the unscheduled last stop for the NRP Sagres, which was undergoing a 371-day voyage […]
Amorim Cork: Sustainable for 150 Years, and Still Going Strong
When the first cork stoppers were produced 150 years ago in Amorim’s initial rudimentary cork plant, the world was not […]
Amorim Adds Spice to the Original Nando’s
An unimposing commercial building in Rosettenville, Johannesburg was where one of South Africa’s most successful brands began over three decades […]