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Stellenbosch cellars triumph in UK tasting of SA red blends
THREE wines among the ‘outstanding' South African red blends particularly impressed in a panel tasting report for the March '26 issue of the UK's Decanter ...
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Top Grenache in Platter's guide as scarce as hens' teeth…
GRENACHE Noir is referred to as the ‘abalone' of South African grapes, according to De Kleine Wijn Kelder on the Tulbagh farm Drie Fonteine. “So ...
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Wine prices up… Best value for money vs supply and demand
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 ...
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Roundstone first SA wine farm certified ‘Regenerative Organic'
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 ...
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Top SA wines under R200 on Vivino – where anybody has a say
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 ...
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Call to enter the Investec Trophy Wine & Trophy Spirits Shows
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 ...
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Best wine lovers' restaurants and bars in South Africa 2026
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, ...
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Harvest-time tastes & traditions celebrated at La Motte
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 ...
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Warwick comes top in Cab Franc tasting by Decanter, UK
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, ...
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The 2026 SA Wine Classification & Hall of Fame – Top Wine SA
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 ...
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The Most Highly Rated Red in Platter's 2026 SA Wine Guide
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 ...
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Leeuwenkuil… Crafting award-winning wines in the Swartland
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 ...
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Reviving the tradition of SA fortified and sweet wines…
OVER 150km / 1½hr drive from Cape Town, at the beach with not a vineyard in sight, The Saldanha Wine & Spirit Co of Adi ...
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Kaapzicht, Capensis, Meerlust get the thumbs-up from CWG
IT STANDS to reason that because members of the Cape Winemakers Guild include a number of South Africa's top cellarmasters, and as admission is by ...
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Arum at Boschendal an experience shaped by fire n farm
THE ARUM Restaurant at Boschendal is the newest dining experience at this estate in Franschhoek on the R310 to/from Pniel and Stellenbosch. At the time ...
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What more appropriate Pinotage to end the centenary with
GUARDIANS of the Pinotage legacy. That's how they refer to themselves at the Bellevue Wine Estate in Bottelary, Stellenbosch. It's from this farm, now owned ...
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Best Value SA Wine Champs 2025 – Top-Rated @ Under R100
FAIR AND SQUARE. No punches pulled… The trouble with best value competitions specifically for wines below a particular price ceiling concerns the preconceptions and bias ...
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Top South African wines according to top panels in 2025
SEVEN CATEGORIES of top wines from South Africa as rated 96+ locally or internationally in 2025 by one or more of the respected panels tasting ...
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Most highly rated Cap Classique sparkling wine in 2025
THE TOP Cap Classique sparkling wine from South Africa as rated 96+ locally or internationally in 2025 by one or more of the respected panels tasting ...
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South Africa's most highly rated Shiraz / Syrah in 2025
THE TOP Shiraz/Syrah from South Africa as rated 96+ locally or internationally in 2025 by one or more of the respected panels tasting ‘blind', i.e. labels ...
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South Africa's most highly rated Sauvignon Blanc in 2025
THE TOP Sauvignon Blanc from South Africa as rated 96+ locally or internationally in 2025 by one or more of the respected panels tasting ‘blind', i.e. ...
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South Africa's most highly rated Pinotage in 2025
THE TOP Pinotage from South Africa as rated 96+ locally or internationally in 2025 by one or more of the respected panels tasting ‘blind', i.e. ...
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South Africa's most highly rated Chenin Blanc in 2025
THE TOP Chenin Blanc from South Africa as rated 96+ locally or internationally in 2025 by one or more of the respected panels tasting ‘blind', ...
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South Africa's most highly rated Cabernet Sauvignon in 2025
THE TOP Cabernet Sauvignon from South Africa as rated 96+ locally or internationally in 2025 by one or more of the respected panels tasting ‘blind', ...
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South Africa's most highly rated Chardonnay in 2025
THE TOP Chardonnay from South Africa as rated 96+ locally or internationally in 2025 by one or more of the respected panels tasting ‘blind', i.e. ...
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Pinotage a variety that Koelenhof Winery is rather good at
FROM a vineyard that recently turned 50, the current-release 2022 Stellenbosch 1679 Old Vine Pinotage is probably the best vintage of this wine since the ...
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Stellenbosch 1679: where history and fine wine(s) meet
Talk about a success story! Launched in 2019, the first of Koelenhof Winery’s flagship Stellenbosch 1679 range was the 2017 Bush Vine Chenin Blanc. Soon ...
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Chenin and Shiraz top-score in Platter's 2026 SA Wine Guide
TWO WINES scored 99 points on their 100-point scale. A first for Platter's South African Wine Guide. Most highly rated in the 2026 edition, the ...
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Top white wine at Veritas Awards from cellar within a cellar
WITHIN the large Perdeberg outfit in the north-western reaches of South Africa's Paarl district there's a boutique cellar where dry-farming (unirrigated) culminates in two special ...
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Delaire Graff and Whalehaven shine at Chardonnay Masters
SOUTH AFRICA'S good showing at the 2025 Global Chardonnay Masters in the UK was remarkable for a number of reasons. Among the gold medallists announced ...
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