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A summary of the most highly rated Chenin Blancs from the Cape in 2025 to date, after the Top 10 Challenge (SA) and following the Global Masters (UK), starring Stellenrust, Ken Forrester, as well as… Read on.
The Journal Sauvignon from Diemersdal tops Winemag Report following glowing reviews for Groote Post Seasalter, Tokara Reserve, Ghost Corner, Nitida Wild Child, Almenkerk, Paul Clüver, Rustenberg… Read on.
2025 Shiraz SA Challenge winners include more than one each from Babylonstoren, De Grendel, Diemersdal, Saronsberg and Stellenrust… but also MAN Family Wines with their Skaapveld at R99pb… Read on.
The first of Abrie Beeslaar's own-label auction wines since leaving Kanonkop. The first Solo auction wine from Carl Schultz since saying goodbye to Hartenberg. Just two of the catalogue highlights. Read on.
Featured
Every South African wine judged very good to world-class by the top tasting panels on the planet in 2025 and 2024.
Showcasing the top places to eat at in the winelands of South Africa, i.e. on the farms, among the vines.
Words on wine from around the world, over the ages, by the famous and the not so famous, some by those whose names we’ve forgotten.
Every South African wine at under R200 a bottle to receive a very good review from one or more of the top panels in the past six (6) months.
A glossary of various wine terms, plus tips on cellaring and serving wine… About what’s in the glass, bottle sizes and more.
The sauce or the marinade, the herbs and spices… What goes with the food is often more important than the main ingredient when choosing what to drink.
SA Wine Classification 2025
South Africa’s most highly rated wines over the past 10 years – best track records from 2015 to 2024
The SA Wine & Cellar Classifications, updated annually since 2004, are based on the top ratings by the most respected panels locally and internationally when it comes to assessing the quality and interest value of market-ready wines (no tank or barrel samples) in a ‘blind tasting’ environment – the identities of the wines and their producers withheld so as to avoid positive or negative bias in terms of brand status, the origin of the grapes and the location of the cellars.
