08 October 2007 - www.jancisrobinson.com

Constellation commit to South Africa

by Jancis Robinson

At the first day of the annual generic South African tasting in London it was a bit spooky the way that Bruce Jack of Flagstone suddenly materialised at my side at 5pm, expiry of the embargo on news of his extraordinary deal with Constellation, the world's biggest wine company.

Constellation acquired the South African brand Kurnala almost by default when they finally managed to buy dominant Canadian company Vincor, as reported here. Since which time their intentions in South Africa have been anywhere but clear.

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