Tagged: patents
Article · Processing
Rooibos Left the Cup and Went to Work in a Wine Tank
A Stellenbosch winemaker patented rooibos and honeybush tannins as a working stand-in for sulphur in wine, and the case for it is more complicated, and more honest, than the label lets on.
Article · Sustainability
The Rooibos Patents Nestlé Quietly Let Lapse
In 2008 a Nestlé subsidiary filed five patents on rooibos and honeybush without the permit South African law required. None of them survive today, and the reason they vanished is quieter than most people expect.