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South Africa's Red Wines of the Year 2024… Top Wine SA
ALL THE top trophy winners, all the wines scored 96+ and those that were highly rated by two or more of the top panels – ...
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Top Wine SA… South Africa's White Wines of the Year 2024
ALL THE top trophy winners, all the wines scored 96+ and those that were highly rated by two or more of the top panels – ...
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And then there were more seriously good wines at < R150
5 STARS in Platter's 2025 SA Wine Guide, from one of the country's top winemakers in Donovan Rall, using grapes grown on the mountains in ...
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Top 3 in Platter's 2025 Guide from Elgin, Durbanville, Tulbagh
THE TOP-RATED wines in the 2025 edition of Platter's South African Wine Guide – scored 98/100 – are the Cap Classique sparkler Cipher Blanc de ...
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Endura Chenin remarkable in many ways… The origin, for one!
AT THE TIME of writing there were fewer than 400 bottles / 60 cases left at the cellar in Paarl. Which is hardly surprising, given ...
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New Table at Oak Valley and Bloem Restaurant at Paul Clüver
AND THEN there were two… Many who love wining and dining in South Africa's Cape winelands have fond memories of lunching alfresco on the lawn ...
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Some trophies mean more than others at the IWSC, London
CONTRARY TO what some people might think, certain wine producer trophy laureates at the mega International Wine & Spirit Competition in the UK are determined ...
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Vilafonté the Most Outstanding Wine Producer at IWSC 2024
OF THE 36 South African gold medallists chosen from nearly 7000 wines entered in the 2024 International Wine & Spirit Competition (UK), three went on ...
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Year after year… Apogée among best of the best SA Pinot Noir
YOU CAN'T miss it as you leave Hermanus and motor along the R320 between the vineyards and up the hill out of the ‘Hemel-en-Aarde Valley' ...
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Colombe and Chefs Warehouse still best SA wine farm eateries
THREE CAPE wine farm restaurants have retained their rankings among THE most highly rated establishments in the annual JHP Gourmet Guide to South Africa's best ...
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One-of-a-kind Pinot Meunier Cap Classique now for everyone
RELEASED exclusively to their club members when launched a few months earlier but then made available to all wine lovers, Graham Beck Pinot Meunier 2022 ...
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Taste what’s possible with the Alvi’s Drift Reserve range
Six exceptional wines, passionately crafted for discerning palates in the relentless pursuit of excellence – the expression of head winemaker Alvi van der Merwe’s drive ...
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Top scores at Veritas revealed! Eight wineries awarded 95+
THE DOUBLE GOLD winners at the 2024 Veritas Awards have disclosed what the competition organisers will not… Apart from presenting the Vertex trophy for the ...
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Bottle of mysterious GS Cabernet 1966 auctioned for R32 830
THE TOP price paid at Strauss & Co's timed, online Bordeaux-themed auction concluded on 21 October '24 was R32 830 (US$1862) for a bottle of ...
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Winemag declines to give really high score in Cabernet Report
OF THE 61 entries from the 48 producers who submitted their wines for assessment in the 2024 Prescient Cabernet Sauvignon Report published by Winemag.co.za, 28 ...
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Overberg wine top-scores in South African Chardonnay Report
NOT MANY wine producers have access to vineyards in the Elandskloof valley of the Overberg district, Western Cape. Anthonij Rupert Wyne of Franschhoek is one ...
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Six wooded beauties among 2024 Sauvignon Blanc SA Top 10
THE VARIETY is “in an exciting phase,” said Sauvignon Blanc South Africa chair RJ Botha during the association's 2024 Top 10 awards presented at De ...
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2024 Veritas champion a leading ambassador for Cape Blends
OVER THE YEARS, it's been one of South Africa's most highly rated blended red wines – not only according to experts at the Veritas Awards ...
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Alto Rouge reaches milestone with 100th consecutive vintage
South African icon wine estate Alto, situated on the slopes of Stellenbosch’s Helderberg, celebrates an extraordinary milestone in 2024 with the release of the 100th ...
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Mullineux sets new record price for white wine at CWG Auction
THE ART of wine… Wine in art… Sponsored by Nedbank, the Cape Winemakers Guild (CWG) Auction and, in particular, the showcase tasting events during the ...
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Wine Concepts invitation to a Chardonnay & Pinot Celebration
Wine Concepts proudly presents their 12th annual exclusive Chardonnay & Pinot Noir Celebration taking place at Moyo Restaurant in Kirstenbosch on Thursday 17th October from ...
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New releases from La Motte: Chardonnay 2023, Syrah 2020
La Motte’s trusted pair of Syrah and Chardonnay are made exclusively from Franschhoek grapes, and you can taste it. “La Motte’s terroir contributes a beautiful ...
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Spier's masterful feats on Chenin front go back many vintages
ONE OF the top dozen or so SA Chenins over the past 10 years, Spier 21 Gables' Master Award with the 2022 vintage at the ...
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Pinotage Association's 2024 Top 10 champions revisited
ON RELEASE, the 2024 Absa Top 10 Pinotage Competition results were trumpeted to and from all corners of South Africa's Cape winelands and then out ...
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Top 6 at Perold Cape Blend awards include five newcomers
WHO CAN remember when last The Mentors Perold from KWV of Paarl wasn't included among the finalists of South Africa's Perold Cape Blend Competition! A ...
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Another win for Plett's Newstead at Cap Classique Challenge
NUMBER TWO and counting… Newstead Lund Family Vineyards of Plettenberg Bay claimed their first victory at the Amorim Cap Classique Challenge in 2020, with the ...
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Winning Pinotage from Jonathan's Ridge, Springfontein
JUDGED the best wine overall at the 2024 South African Terroir Wine Awards, the success of the 2018 vintage of Jonathan's Ridge Single Vineyard Pinotage ...
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An invitation to revel in the marvels of the Cape winelands
There’s nothing elitist or intimidating about it. Think of it as going wine-routing, exploring the length, breadth and every corner of the South African winelands ...
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Organic Wines South Africa intent on significant growth
IT IS ESTIMATED that as of 2024 the two to three dozen organic wineries in South Africa account for less than 1% of the country's ...
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Cap Classique house Des Dieux joins club of specialists
IT WAS NOT that long ago that Domaine des Dieux was making headlines with Chardonnay, scoring 96 at the Decanter World Wine Awards in the ...
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