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Shanghai is not as expensive as everyone makes it out to be. It turns out that it is only relatively expensive when compared to the earning power of the average Chinese worker. Based on a number of discussions, the average wage for a factory worker is about RMB800 (about R700) ...

Vilafonte was represented at the Aspen 2008 Food & Wine Festival this year. A seminar on the cutting edge of South African Icon wines was presented. Pictured here are the presenters of the seminar attended by over 200 people. From left to right in the lower photograph. Rory Callahan, Ken Forrester ... enjoying the fine wines presented. The Vilafonte Series C 2004 was a particular favourite...

Watch the vlog The next video of the upcoming Vilafonte winery in Stellenbosch. Things are really taking shape and it is looking good! Tags: south , luxury , freese , africa , series , stellenbosch , wine , vilafonte , long , zelma , ratcliffe...

It has been an action-packed couple of days as I touched down in Honolulu for a 4 day visit to the beautiful friendly islands. My schedule has been jammed with Warwick and Vilafonte promotional activities extending across the islands of Oahu and Maui. Our wines are represented in Hawaii by the 2nd biggest distributor in the islands called 'BETTER BRANDS" and I managed to get 45 minutes in front...

Watch the vlogMore footage of the amazing state of the art Vilafonte winery taking shape in Stellenbosch, South Africa. Vilafonte is South AFrica's first luxury wine brand as well as being the first ever joint-venture between South Africa and the United States.Tags: wine, luxury, vilafonte, freese, zelma, broadbent, ratcliffe, parker, sexy, south, africa, stellenbosch, podcast, blog, vlog, video...

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What amazed me about this video from Vilafonte is all the hand-work that is still involved with sorting the grapes for their wine. Sure, they have a huge machine, but this short video, one a half minutes in length, shows... Continue...