16 wine farm restaurants crack Top 50 in Gourmet Guide 2027
NEWCOMERS to South Africa’s Top 50 fine-dining restaurants in 2026 as rated in the annual Gourmet Guide, edited by Jenny Handley, included three on Cape wine farms, among the vines: […]
Four South African Chardonnays scored 97+ at Global Masters
AS OFTEN happens in the Global Wine Masters competitions focusing on various categories throughout the year, the results of the 2026 Global Chardonnay Masters in the UK were made available […]
Chenin Blanc dominant among ‘Old Vine’ champions of 2026
IT WAS IN 2018 when the Old Vine Project launched the Certified Heritage Vineyards seal that wine producers can place on bottles of wine made using grapes from vineyards at […]
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 […]