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Top-scoring red in Platter's 2026 SA Wine guide, then most highly rated in Winemag's 2026 Shiraz Report: Leeuwenkuil Heritage Syrah 2022, Swartland grapes, Paarl cellar… Read on.
2026 Eat Out Woolworths Restaurant Awards include three-, two- and one-star ratings for 66 outfits throughout South Africa, 20 of them on Cape wine farms, among the vines… Read on.
Tasting report on SA red blends in the UK's Decanter Magazine includes three wines rated 96 points and six on 95. Stellenbosch top, but great value from the Swartland… Read on.
The Aubergine and Grub & Vine restaurants together with the Culture and Lunacy wine bars win gold in competition focusing on their bottles and the teams who choose them… Read on.
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Every South African wine judged very good to world-class by the top tasting panels on the planet in 2025, 2026.
Showcasing the top places to eat at in the winelands of South Africa, i.e. on the farms, among the vines.
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.
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.
SA Wine Classification 2026
South Africa’s most highly rated wines over the past 10 years – best track records from 2016 to 2025
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.