Plenty of good SA Sauvignons – some superb, world-class
WITH the 2026 FNB Sauvignon Blanc SA Top 10 awards, the number of South African Sauvignons most highly rated by the top panels of judges during the year to date […]
Caroline’s! An epic showcase of seriously fine wines
Not to be missed! The 2026 edition of Caroline’s annual White Wine & Cap Classique Review will be staged on Thursday 29 October from 5pm to 8:30pm in the Members’ […]
Top SCORES at Veritas Awards – Best of the Double Golds
THERE WERE as many as 95 of the 1293 wines and brandies entered in South Africa’s 2026 Veritas competition that earned Double Gold medals – these over-and-above the 196 Golds, […]
Mullineux, Lismore and Rall fetch top prices at CWG Auction
ATTRACTING the highest bid of R4583pb at the 2026 Cape Winemakers Guild Auction in Woodstock, Cape Town, was Andrea Mullineux’s ‘The Gris’ Old Vine Semillon 2025. A “piece of South […]
Wining and dining under the oaks at a Stellenbosch landmark
ONE OF THE first farms on the Stellenbosch Wine Route. Top Wine SA Hall of Fame. Producer of one of the best expressions of Pinotage and an ‘old vine’ Chenin. […]
Another great review for KWV’s Laborie Blanc de Blancs MCC
AT UNDER R200pb, surely there’s no better value-for-money sparkling wine on the market in 2026 than the 2020 vintage of Laborie Blanc de Blancs from KWV in Paarl? Champion at […]
The 12 most highly rated SA Chenin Blancs in 2026 to date
TWO OF THE winning wines in South Africa’s 2026 Standard Bank Chenin Blanc Top 10 Challenge applauded in September 2026 had already been honoured by top panels before: Stellenrust Barrel […]
Vonkel at Simonsig: sparkling new restaurant in Stellenbosch
IT’S BACK! Reinvented, under a different name… The popular Cuvée restaurant that closed some years ago has been replaced with Vonkel (‘Sparkle’), open daily from 9am to 5pm at Simonsig […]
Kasteelberg the Swartland’s 2026 Grand Master Chenin Blanc
RIEBEEK Valley Wine Co complete the winemaking of the flagship Kasteelberg range of wines in a boutique cellar at their large production facility in the town of Riebeek Kasteel, separate […]
Frostline & Perfect Crime newcomers among Top 10 Pinotages
THERE WERE 112 wines from 59 producers entered in the 2026 edition of the Absa Top 10 Pinotage Competition, and once again the winners included Beyerskloof of Stellenbosch and Diemersdal […]
The people, stories and little-known facts behind Cape wine
A LIGHT-HEARTED meander for people who simply enjoy wine and wanna know more… One of the more unusual events in the last quarter of the 2026 SA wine calendar is […]
Riebeek Valley Wine Co wins Global Chenin Blanc Masters
KASTEELBERG Premium Chenin Blanc 2024 from the Riebeek Valley Wine Company in the Swartland town of Riebeek Kasteel. Winner of a Grand Master award at the 2026 Global Chenin Blanc […]