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2008-04-14 07:32

Lauren Thys

Johannesburg - The days of headaches caused by wine are nearly over, thanks to Guy Kebble's new purification technology.

Kebble is a former Springbok rugby player and also the brother of murdered businessman Brett Kebble.

Kebble's company, Surepure, uses technology to purify liquids, including red and white wines, by reducing their sulphur content.

This is reportedly a worldwide first in the wine industry.

"We produce a machine that makes it possible for the winemaker not to add sulphur to the wine," he said.

Sulphur is added to "preserve" the wine by disabling potentially harmful microbes.

It is also responsible, among other things, for the headaches and other side effects associated with wine.

"We use ultra-violet technology to purify liquids, ridding them of harmful microbes so that it is now possible to bottle wines without adding this chemical," Kebble explained.

The wineries already using the technology included Steenberg, L'Ormarins, Alluvia and Stellar.

"It's unbelievable how positively wine producers have reacted to this and how many of them are interested," Kebble said.

- Beeld