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’ Lounge on the 4th Floor of the DHL Stadium on Fritz Sonnenberg Road in Green Point, Cape Town. It’s one
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 the talk Harry Melck CWM will be giving to diners at Café Roux in Cape Town’s Noordhoek Village on the
HOW SAD. Despite the hype, there just wasn’t enough sell through. Although only R100 per ticket, sales were not up to expectation with just weeks to go and the 2026 Chardonnay Festival has been cancelled. The event, organised by the Chardonnay Association of South Africa, was to have showcased many
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 South Africa’s most anticipated wine events. The venue for the 2026 Ivory Manor Gourmet Festival convened by sommelier Germain Lehodey
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 of 30 July at Cape Town’s DHL Stadium. Hosted by Caroline Rillema of the legendary Caroline’s Fine Wine Cellar, this
SO MUCH to choose from on the Swartland Open Day, Saturday 6 June. Just some examples: At Intellego Wines in the Paardeberg, sample the natural wines of Jurgen Gouws with the man himself, while listening to some tunes and enjoying something delicious to eat (R300pp). At Klein Amoskuil in Malmesbury,
THE Citrus & Wine Affair at the Modderfontein Old Village in Citrusdal on Friday 31 July and Saturday 1 August will showcase the wines of the Cederberg and Piekenierskloof – or rather, the wines made using grapes from this area, which in many cases are sold by cellars well over
Caroline’s 2025 edition of her annual White Wine & Cap Classique Review, one of the most prestigious tasting events on the South African wine calendar, will be staged on Thursday 6 November from 17h00 to 21h00 at the DHL Stadium in Cape Town. Hosted by Caroline Rillema of the legendary
Paul René Cap Classique will again host the annual Splash of Pink Bubbly Festival in Robertson – just 1km or so outside the town on the McGregor road. Monica and Henk van Niekerk invite you to join them at Wonderfontein, the home of Paul René Cap Classique – arrive in
SOME HAVE never heard of Clarens. Whereas art lovers and folk who enjoy South African road trips might well have chanced upon it, a little village in the Free State where they’re organising a festival, the first of its kind but which will have adventurous wine lovers thinking of the
TOWN HALL in Stellenbosch or Palms Centre in Woodstock, Cape Town. Wine Festival or Wine Party ‘Under the Atrium’. The festival gets underway the day before, but Saturday 2 August is when things will be buzzing at both venues, and not easy to choose between them. Within easy travelling distance
The 2025 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 of Thursday 24 July in the Members’ Lounge of the DHL Stadium in Green Point, Cape Town. Hosted by Caroline Rillema of
