On Tuesday this week,
we attended a press briefing HOW THE SA WINE INDUSTRY IS CONTRIBUTING TO GDP
AND JOB GROWTH. You might find these facts and figures very
interesting or very dry and complex. We are happy to attach them to a blog for
those of you who want to see how the Wine industry is affecting our national
GDP, it is a very interesting picture but for those of you not very interested, we
wanted to distill some of the information into facts that might be of interest.
To quote the report” “The
industry, that remains one of South Africa's leading agri-exporters, accounted
for 1,2% of the national GDP in 2013. In that year it contributed R36,1bn to
the economy, (including wine tourism) via agriculture, manufacturing, trade and
hospitality, while generating direct and indirect employment for close to 300
000 people.” Did you know that you can
help to grow employment in the country by drinking wine? The employment growth is not just directly in
the vineyards or on the estates but in the peripheral parts of the industry in
your own areas, like your local wine shop or bottle store, in distribution,
sales and marketing. It is the age old
trickle down effect. Yes, the Western Cape does contribute the most to the wine
industry, followed closely by Gauteng but it is encouraging to learn that
growth in wine and spirit consumption in all the other provinces does help grow
their employment too.
The view of the lake
from Cassia restaurant’s deck on Nitida wine farm in Durbanville
Arrival
Welcomed by Yvette van
der Merwe of SAWIS
Professor Nick Vink of
the University of Stellenbosch was there to interpret the figures for us
After the press briefing
we enjoyed one of our favourite wines,
the Nitida Sauvignon Blanc and some Cabernet sauvignon was also available
Lynne and Winnie Bowman
CWM chat to Professor Vink over a plate of great canapés
Snoek pate and salmon
sashimi topped with sushi ginger
Salmon mousse topped
with salmon caviar and savoury filled pancakes
Tiny muffins
Siobhan Thompson, WOSA CEO in discussion with a colleague
Mushrooms and blue cheese
Samoosas and really
delectable lamb and almond meatballs with a chakalaka or sweet chilli dipping
sauce
Spoiling us with small
squares of chocolate ganache topped with vanilla crème
Sauvignon blanc grapes coming in to the farm
cellar. So sweet and so pungent with figs and elderflowers
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