FOLLOWING the annual general price increases effected by many South African wine producers at the beginning of March ’26, listings of the country’s wines most highly rated by the top panels over the past year have been revised accordingly: click here. For the Cape’s wines highly rated by the top
FROM the 2026 vintage, the Mullineux wines made using grapes originating on the home farm on the Kasteelberg outside Riebeek Kasteel in the Swartland will be certified organic and then some… The Roundstone estate’s vineyards are the first in South Africa to be certified as Regenerative Organic, a globally recognised
BELIEVE it or not, Vivino claims to have over 74m users of their website/app and over 19m wine listings – millions of wine lovers sharing their experiences. From their HQ in Copenhagen, Denmark: “Our community has rated and reviewed millions of wines, creating the most comprehensive database of what real
Enter the 2026 Investec Trophy Wine Show and Investec Trophy Spirits Show competitions now! This year the Trophy Wine Show celebrates its 25th edition. Each year, in the quarter century of its existence, it has assembled panels composed of some of the most influential judges in the world. Their discoveries
IN THE 2026 Star Wine List of the Year competition for Africa and the Middle East, those of Cape Town’s Aubergine restaurant in Barnet Street, Grub & Vine Bree Street restaurant with its Culture Wine Bar alongside, and the Lunacy wine bar in the city’s Harrington Street were applauded as
There are many reasons why harvest time at La Motte is so lovable. The farm is abuzz with an infectious energy, but this special season also celebrates the farm’s French Huguenot winemaking traditions and tastes that became somewhat of a treasure over the years. As is the annual custom, guests
CABERNET Franc from the southern hemisphere. 112 wines tasted for the report in the UK’s Decanter Magazine, December ’25 issue. Ten wines rated 95–97 points, including four from South Africa. Top-scoring wine: Warwick’s 2022 vintage, WO Stellenbosch – with the Cape’s Damascene, Lisha Nelson and Raats also among the panel’s
THE BEST track records over the past 10 years… South Africa’s top wines on a consistent basis, rather than according to a single vintage or two, based on reviews by the top panels judging in the fairest way possible to counter positive or negative bias, i.e. without knowing the identities
THE PREVIOUS Heritage Syrah from Leeuwenkuil Family Vineyards was the 2019 vintage, rated 96/100 in Winemag’s 2024 Shiraz Report. No 2020, no 2021, and then POW! A near-perfect score of 99 points for the 2022 vintage in Platter’s 2026 South African Wine Guide. “Straight out of Côte Rotie,” said Platter’s
10 YEARS AGO it wasn’t a name you’d be familiar with on the shelves of wine stores and supermarkets. Today it’s renowned as one of South Africa’s top labels in terms of quality and interest value… Leeuwenkuil (lion’s lair) was named after the large cats that once roamed the area,
