Anthony Budd marks 40 years in travel retail as Diverse Flavours presents premium South African wines, Cape Diversity Gin and Japanese sake in Cannes.
During 2026 fliers travelling in Business class on Etihad Airlines out of Abu Dhabi Airport will enjoy drinking a glass or two of the Avondale Jontys Duck White wine, 2025 vintage.
Diverse Flavours has launched nine wines in partnership with Kansai Airports (KIX) and Lagardere Travel Retail in March 2026.
Cape Diversity Gin can now be found on the shelves at the Big Five Duty Free shop in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Avondale Navitas 2010, the flagship red blend of Syrah, Mourvèdre and Grenache is currently being poured onboard Emirates First Class flights.
88 Vineyards featured by The Peak Connoisseurs, Indonesia.
Diverse Flavours enjoyed a highly successful exhibition, reconnecting with valued clients and friends while meeting new partners.
The recently launch Buddy Sparkling Moscato is gaining momentum in the competitive but expanding RTD segment in Korea. Allied Young are working hard to build distribution and awareness through ...
Groot Constantia has won the Heritage Award for the most Welcoming Cellar Door Experience in this year’s Klink Awards. Winners were announced on Thursday 19 November and Groot Constantia, South ...
Groot Constantia’s 2013 Pinotage was a winner at this year’s Absa Top 10 Pinotage Awards, which honour and recognise local estates who produce wine from this unique and indigenous grape ...
After two years of product development and planning the ‘Buddy’ RTD has finally been launched into the Korea domestic market. The product is a 275ml Moscato sparkling wine at 6.5% ...
Both the Taittinger Comtes Blanc de Blanc 2005 and Comtes Rose 2005 have been listed by CAL for Inflight pre-order sales. Produced in the cellars of the former Saint-Nicaise abbey(13th ...
Earlier this year Everrich Duty Free launched nine South African wines into their duty free shops in Taiwan. The wines include: Award winning wines from Cederberg (highest winery in South ...
Dubai Duty Free run Ernie Els/Cederberg promotion at arrivals shop and launch Raats Family Cabernet Franc and Dolomite into their stores. During April Dubai Duty Free ran an exciting promotion ...
Every two years Vinexpo comes to Hong Kong and its normally a fully packed schedule. May 27-29 proved to be no different as we tasted wines from Avondale, Cederberg, Eagles ...
In May, between TFWA show in Singapore and Vinexpo Hong Kong I visited Langkawi for a few days to sort out the distribution of Ernie Els Wines in Langkawi where ...
Diverse Flavours is pleased to announce that ANA (All Nippon Airways) has started pouring Cederberg Merlot Shiraz in Business Class. Anthony Budd commented “we are delighted that ANA has selected ...
This year represented our fourth year as an Exhibitor at TFWA, Asia Pacific, Singapore, May 11-15. We had a new stand location, C34, a bigger stand, and slightly new design, ...
This year was very special for Diverse Flavours as we included for the first time the Champagne Taittinger brands onto our stand at TFWA, Asia Pacific May 11-15. Diverse Flavours ...
Ernie Els Wines are growing in popularity and can now be found in the duty free shops across the Middle East and Asia. The range, which consists of six red ...
The last batch of extremely limited and rare Ernie Els Signature 2006 Magnums are selling at the DFS Changi Airport duty free shops. The 2006 Signature received 93 Wine Advocate ...
Diverse Flavours once again attended the Wine Gourmet Japan Exhibition held at Tokyo Big Site April 2-4. This year we showed and tasted wines from Groot Constantia for the first ...
Taittinger Champagne can now be found in Lotte Duty Free shops at Incheon Airport, Jeju Duty Free shops at Jeju Airport, and Downtown shops operated by Jeju Tourism Organization (JTO). ...
Diverse Flavours is pleased to announce that Champagne Taittinger has teamed up with Diverse Flavours to penetrate the Asia Duty Free market. Diverse Flavours will work with Champagne Taittinger in ...
Ghost Corner wines from Elim at the southernmost tip of Africa are produced by David Nieuwoudt, the owner of Cederberg. The extreme and mysterious landscape at the southernmost tip of ...
Diverse Flavours is pleased to announce that from March 1st 2014, ANA (All Nippon Airways) will be pouring two Avondale wines in First Class. ANA selected through their rigorous selection ...
This month Dubai Duty Free will start to sell 4 more South African wines from Diverse Flavours. DDF will add Ernie Els Proprietors Blend, Ernie Els Sauvignon Blanc, Raats Family ...
Leading Taiwanese duty free operator EVER RICH D.F.S. Corporation who run the duty free shops at the International Airport in Taiwan will soon be selling Ernie Els, Cederberg, Stonecross and ...
Dimatique will soon launch Cederberg Five Generations Cabernet Sauvignon and Stonecross Merlot-Pinotage and Stonecross Chenin-Chardonnay into the Indonesian market. They already import and distribute a range of wines from Avondale, ...
Following a six month development process ALICE PINOTAGE was launched by Michael Jung and Leoh Wines at an exclusive party at one of Seoul’s top restuarants on Monday November 18th. ...
Once again I attended Ralph’s Grand Wine Event held at the Marriot Hotel in Manila – the number one Wine and Spirit event in the Industry in the Philippines. This ...
From November 10th to 14th David Nieuwoudt, the fifth generation owner of Cederberg Winery visited Indonesia and our importer and distributor Dimatique. We started off in Bali with wine events, ...
Once again Diverse Flavours exhibited wines at the HKWS show as part of the WOSA Pavillion. This year we had wines from Avondale, Cederberg, Ernie Els, Ghost Corner, Hidden Valley, ...
With 470 Exhibitors, 6,261 visitors of which 2,102 were duty free and travel retail operators the TFWA World Exhibition in Cannes proved to be a great place for exposing South ...
Diverse Flavours is pleased to announce that Cathay Pacific have selected Cederberg Shiraz for pouring in First and Business Class. Anthony Budd commented “We are delighted that Cathay Pacific has ...
At long last the wines have arrived, and sales have kicked off for the Ernie Els wine range in Malaysia. It took some time but we now enter a very ...
In September I had a flying visit to Labuan to say hello to Arthur and Ken. Business is going well in this small island community in East Malaysia. Pictured are ...
Diverse Flavours participated in the South African Expos in Xiamen and Beijing, China from 8 – 13 September 2013. In September Diverse Flavours travelled to Xiamen and Beijing as part ...
Avondale receive a great honour from ANA President and CEO, Mr Shinobe. As a part of ANA’s August inflight magazine “tsubasa no oukoku” in Japanese, “WINGSPAN” in English, the President ...
Diverse Flavours ran a successful promotion at Sky Connection Railway and Ferry terminal duty free shops with 88 Vineyards. In June and July Diverse Flavours and Sky Connection teamed up ...
Dragonair will soon be pouring Balance Winemakers Selection Chenin Blanc 2012 in Business Class. Anthony Budd commented “Dragonair is renowned as the China expert, serving 22 cities in Mainland China; ...
Having been on the waiting list for three years Diverse Flavours has finally secured a stand at TFWA World Exhibition in Cannes – October 20th-25th, 2013. Anthony Budd commented “we ...
On May 21st at the Pullman Bangkok King Power Hotel an “Exclusive Wine Tasting Dinner” was held with many of King Powers VIP customers and wines from Diverse Flavours. Kobus ...
Sky Connection launch 88 Vineyards in border shops between Hong Kong and China. From June this year, 88 Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 can be found in the Sky Connection border ...
We were very fortunate that the President & CEO of ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS (ANA), Osamu Shinobe, Director Yamamuro, Deputy Director Takeshita and Senior Manager Nomura visited Cape Town for an ...
On June 6-9 Michael Jung visited the Western Cape to find some wines suitable to import into Korea. During Michael’s short three day trip we visited Avondale, Deetlefs, Overhex, Mt ...
This year I travelled to Vinexpo in Bordeaux for the first time courtesy of Overhex Wines. The size of the show is quite incredible and although South Africa was well ...
Diverse Flavours and Mt Vernon are pleased to announce the launch of a product unique to South African – Cape Nectar, Muscat Gold, Soetwijn. Soetwijn has been part of South ...
Kobus Deetlefs and Anthony Budd recently visited the Thai Island of Koh Samui with our partners Ambrose Wine Ltd. During the trip in May we carried out training for the ...
Diverse Flavours once again exhibited wines at the SIAL show in Shanghai May 7-10. This year we introduced Avondale, Hidden Valley, Mt Vernon, Raats Family Wines and 88 Vineyards to ...
Diverse Flavours is pleased to announce that All Nippon Airways (ANA) will soon be pouring Avondale Anima Chenin Blanc 2010 in First Class. Anthony Budd commented It was a fantastic ...
Dimatique, our Indonesian distributor, took part in the Food & Hotel Indonesia 2013 Exhibition The show was a massive success with the whole Dimatique and Dima staff working flat out ...
Diverse Flavours exhibit wines for second year running at Wine Gourmet Japan. At this years exhibition we were delighted to have Johnathan Grieve with us from Avondale Wines. Johnathan made ...
TMF International have recently launched wines from Avondale (La Luna, Samsara, Anima, Cyclus); Hidden Valley (Secret and Gems), and Napier (Red Medalion) in their shop in Makuhari, Chiba. Johnathan Grieve, ...
The Cederberg range of products Shiraz, Sauvignon Blanc and MCC (sparkling) can now be found at the new terminal shops in T1 catering to passengers boarding the massive A380 ...
Diverse Flavours is pleased to announce that Korean Air have listed the Avondale Samsara 2006 as part of its In-flight duty free sales program in the Skyshop. Anthony Budd commented ...
In November, Diverse Flavours launched 32 South African wines in Jakarta and Bali International airports with Plaza Bali Duty Free who run duty free shops at the airports. Three special ...
At the end of November Khun Nuanwan from Ambrose and myself finally managed to arrange and run some South African wine training and tasting for the staff of King Power ...
Diverse Flavours has launched Ernie Els Wines; Three Peaks and South South West Wines from Mount Vernon Estate in the Philipines with BestWorld Beverage Brands. Edna Diaz, President and General ...
Diverse Flavours is pleased to announce that Dubai Duty Free has launched wines from Cederberg, South Africas highest winery, at 1000 metres above sea level. Dubai Duty Free will sell ...
In November we launched our first ever Bag in Box wine Cape Zebra Shiraz. The 3 litre BIB will be sold along the Thai-Myanmar border and in the main ...
Diverse Flavours was once again found exhibiting their wines in the South African Pavillion organised by WOSA at the HKWS show, where they met up with old friends and of ...
Diverse Flavours was honoured to be part of the South African Trade mission to China in October and exhibited wines at both the South Africa Expos in China in Beijing ...
In October I made my first trip to Russia to Irkutsk in Siberia. When I got off the plane it was minus 5, when I got back on the ...
Cederberg Sauvignon Blanc performing very well on board ANA Business class flights. According to Ueki San from ANA (pictured) the Cederberg Sauvignon Blanc is performing very well on board ANA ...
After a gruelling 18 months of registration and other procedures it was great to finally see (and taste) wines from Avondale, Cederberg, Deetlefs, Hidden Valley and Muratie in the restaurants ...
China drank over 156 million 9 litre cases of wine in 2011, making it the 5th largest wine consuming nation in the world. South Africa has a market share of ...
Diverse Flavours once again attended the prestigious TFWA Asia Pacific Travel retail exhibition in Singapore the second year running. 236 exhibitors were on hand to meet with over 2000 ...
From May 29th to 31st Diverse Flavours exhibited wines from Avondale, Deetlefs, Eagles Nest, Ernie Els and Mount Vernon at their stand which formed part of the WOSA Pavillion. The ...
Diverse Flavours were pleased to welcome earlier this year (in March) visits from Cecilia and Jan Erik Raiha President of Interbrands Wine and Spirits from Scandinavia; and in April ...
In April this year Diverse Flavours attended the Wine and Gourmet Exhibition in Tokyo, where they showed and tasted wines from Avondale, Deetlefs, Eagles Nest, Hidden Valley and Mount Vernon. ...
Diverse Flavours is pleased to announce that All Nippon Airways (ANA) will soon be pouring Cederberg Sauvignon Blanc 2011 in Business Class. Diverse Flavours is pleased to announce that All ...
Diverse Flavours is pleased to announce that they have taken over the management and supply of Ernie Els Wines to Lotte Duty Free, in conjuntion with Lotte Chilsung Beverage from ...
See how the First Class passengers get into the mood for relaxing onboard Cathay Pacific with a glass or two of Avondale Jonty’s Ducks Red. As the menu says: This ...
2011 saw the launch of the Diverse Flavours portfolio on the island of Labuan in East Malaysia close to what used to be known as Borneo. Rakyat Distributors launches top ...
On November 30th both the shops at Bangkok Airport and in the Downtown shop were selling Deetlefs Estate and Stonecross wines. This was very timely as Kobus Deetlefs, the owner ...
Premium wines for a premium market, that’s a combination that can work well for everyone – distributors, retail shops, consumers. James Lin who owns and runs a premium wine importer ...
Ambrose Wine and Spirits which was established in 1996 as a spin off from Seagram (Thailand) and which is Thailand’s fourth largest importer of wines and spirits has commenced the ...
Diverse Flavours took part in the Food Hotel China (FHC) Exhibition in Shanghai as part of the South African Pavilion, along with twelve fellow South Afircan wine and food companies, ...
Diverse Flavours took part in the Hong Kong International Wine and Spirit Fair along with WOSA and 32 fellow South Afircan wine companies, between 3-5 November 2011. Although modest in ...
Diverse Flavours together with their local partner, Daeyoo Wines have been appointed to represent Ernie Els Wines in Korea. Diverse Flavours together with their local partner, Daeyoo Wines have been ...
Diverse Flavours is pleased to announce that the DFS shops at Changi Airport, Singapore will soon be selling wines from Ernie Els Wines and Napier Winery. Diverse Flavours is pleased ...
Diverse Flavours is pleased to announce that they have been appointed to represent Eagles Nest Wines in Asia and Middle East Duty Free/Travel Retail. Diverse Flavours is pleased to announce ...
King Power Thailand to list South African wines from Diverse Flavours Diverse Flavours is pleased to announce that the King Power duty free shops in Bangkok Airport will soon be ...
Diverse Flavours to represent Ernie Els Wines from South Africa in Asia Duty Free. Diverse Flavours is pleased to announce that they have been appointed to represent Ernie Els Wines ...
Diverse Flavours participated in the Guangdong International Wine and Spirits Fair held from the 26-28 June 2011 at the Poly World Trade Expo Centre in Guangdong, China. This was the ...
Soon after the final whistle blew on the highly successful 2010 Soccer World Cup in South Africa, The Deetlefs Wine Estate launched its Deetlefs Estate Range into the South Korean ...
In May this year Diverse Flavours took the Deetlef’s owner Kobus Deetlefs to Korea to see how his wines were performing in one of Asia’s top economies. In May this ...
On May 15th Anthony and Michiko arranged the bottles on the Diverse Flavours stand Q6 to become South Africa’s first company to be represented at the TFWA Asia Pacific & ...
Diverse Flavours has announced that leading Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific Airways is to pour its South African red wine label Avondale Jonty’s Ducks 2009 in first and business class ...
Diverse Flavours is pleased to announce their participation as an Exhibitor at the TFWA Asia Pacific Exhibition 15-19 May 2011 in Singapore. Diverse Flavours is pleased to announce their participation ...
Avondale Jonty’s Ducks Red 2009 VINEYARDS 10-12 year old vines. Yield of 6-8 tons per hectare. WINEMAKING Grapes were hand-picked at between 23-24ºC. The grapes were destemmed, crushed, after which ...
The Diverse Flavours ranges of seven products were on display and selling across the terminals at Singapore’s Changi Airport. The Diverse Flavours ranges of seven products were on display and ...
Muratie Shiraz 2007 has achieved 92 points from the Wine Enthusiast Magazine ratings panel. Muratie Shiraz 2007 has achieved 92 points from the Wine Enthusiast Magazine ratings panel. The U.S. ...
Korean Air Sky Shop changes Hidden Valley Secret Vintage from 2006 to 2007. Hidden Valley Secret, the first South African wine to be sold on Korean Air in the Cyber ...
Great displays of Stonecross Shiraz, Merlot-Pinotage and Chenin Blanc-Chardonnay can be seen at Samui Airport arrivals and departure duty free shops. Great displays of Stonecross Shiraz, Merlot-Pinotage and Chenin Blanc-Chardonnay ...
On Thursday October 21st 2010 Diverse Flavours together with their ‘partners’ hosted a lunch and wine tasting at Muratie wine estate for a Korean Wine Delegation. On Thursday October 21st ...
Bangkok Airways who operate the duty free shops at Koh Samui, and U-Tapao airports in Thailand has launched the Stonecross range which includes the 2010 Chenin-Chardonnay, the 2008 Merlot-Pinotage and ...
DFS Singapore has launched a new range of premium South African wines into their departure and arrival duty free shops at Changi International airport. DFS Singapore has launched a new ...
On May 1st 2010 Hidden Valley Secret 2006 became the first South African wine to be sold on Korean Air in the Sky Shop Wine Club. On May 1st 2010 ...
Four of the award winning Deetlefs Estate range – Estate Pinotage 2007, Estate Shiraz 2007, Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2007, Estate Chenin Blanc 2008 will soon be available for sale in ...
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