Ivory Manor Gourmet Festival promises a day of decadence
Experience an unforgettable day of exceptional wines, gourmet dishes, local art and luxury. Taste over 100 premium wines, enjoy rare vintage tastings, and discover why this has become one of […]
Red blend of note! Zwartwater journey off to a great start
DEBUT VINTAGE and already a champion! Scored 97/100 and winner of the trophy for best blend at the 2026 Investec Trophy Wine Show: the Rhône-style Zwartwater Red Blend 2024 from […]
98 points! Top Fine Wine Awards go to Elgin, Piekenierskloof
OVER 950 wines later… Convened by the Wine-of-the-Month Club, the American Express Fine Wine Awards is one of the largest competitions of its kind in South Africa (entry fee just […]
Hasher and Newstead top-score for South Africa at IWSC 2026
HASHER in the Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley and Newstead in Plettenberg Bay produced the top-scorers – a red and a bubbly – from South Africa at the 2026 International Wine & […]
Cape’s best bubbles compared to world’s best – Decanter, UK
IT WAS NOT one of the Quoin Rock winery’s oft-vaunted Black Series Cap Classique bubblies reviewed as ‘Outstanding’ in the July 2026 issue of Decanter Magazine (UK), but rather the […]
Monk Stone Chenin the latest organic champ from Stark-Condé
THREE YEARS in a row! Stark-Condé‘s victory at South Africa’s 2026 Trophy Wine Show, where their 2025 Monk Stone Chenin Blanc was judged Best Organic Wine, followed triumphs with their […]
SA flagships on show at Caroline’s 2026 Red Wine Review
The 2026 edition of Caroline’s annual Red Wine Review, hailed as one of the most prestigious tasting events on the South African wine calendar, will be staged on the evening […]
NWC champion red a Cape Bordeaux at under R200 a bottle
THEY WON’T tell us the number of entries received for South Africa’s 2026 National Wine Challenge, convened by Robin von Holdt of Buy Better Wine, and for a while it […]
Brookdale releases new vintages – including two new wines
Brookdale Estate has released its latest vintages, including its first Grenache Noir, vintage 2025, and Grenache Blanc 2025, of which fewer than 1000 bottles were produced. The new wines join […]
Three red 95-pointers at Under R200 in Winemag Reports
THE WINEMAG panels don’t score many wines 95+, let alone ones that sell for less than R200 a bottle… Of the 45 wines assessed for the 2026 Winemag Pinotage Report, […]
There’s something to be said about making Rosé from Pinotage
THE FIRST really good review of a South African Rosé in 2026 to date! The producer: Aaldering Vineyards in Devon Valley, Stellenbosch. The wine: Women of the World Pinotage Rosé […]
L’Avenir judges’ favourite in Merlot SA’s Top 10 Competition
OF THE 48 entries in South Africa’s 2026 Top 10 Merlot competition, the wine most preferred by the panel of judges was the 2024 Provenance Merlot from L’Avenir on the […]