Top winery destinations include 10 of South Africa’s national treasures
WHO WOULD have thought that of the Top 100 winery destinations in the world, seven are in Lebanon, three in Russia? None in China, surprisingly enough, but there’s at least […]
Stellenbosch all-rounder Kleine Zalze wins Cap Classique Challenge
WINNER of the 2021 Amorim Cork Cap Classique Challenge: Kleine Zalze Vintage Brut 2015. South African sparkling wine made according to the traditional method made famous in Champagne, France. Stellenbosch […]
South African Chenin Blanc just isn’t what it used to be… It’s better!
CONSISTENCY is a wonderful thing, as is the emergence of new stars and the resurgence of others. It would be surprising should Stellenrust and DeMorgenzon not feature among the Top […]
No, there’s nothing awry, nothing suspicious… Every bottle of GC unique
AMAZING! They’d never get away with it in the modern era: different bottles, different-looking labels, but same wine, same vintage. Things were so different back then. Apparently not all Grand […]
New world record price paid for Grand Constance – Strauss Auction
RECORDS APLENTY! There were five bottles up for grabs at the Strauss & Co Fine Wine Auction held in Johannesburg on 14 September 2021. All South African wines, ranging from […]
Winemaker couldn’t have wished for more perfect start for own label
TOP 10 IN the 2021 Winemag Pinotage Report (SA), gold medallist at the 2021 Decanter World Wine Awards (UK) and trophy laureate in the Pinotage Association’s 2021 Absa Top 10 competition. […]
South Africa’s wine shows and festivals no longer things of the past
BRING OUT the tasting glasses! Just days after turning a page on the calendar, word came down the grapevine that new wine festivals have been planned and that some of […]
SA Rosé Rocks! As good as the best from France, Spain, Italy, Greece
2L BOX or 750ml bottle, no doubt the 2021 Darling Cellars Reserve Pyjama Bush was what many SA pink wine lovers began clamouring for after it was named Best in […]
Just what kind of a wine lover are you? Might win big if you let it all out
DOES IT MATTER to you if the vines on which the grapes grew are young or old? How adventurous are you when it comes to the type of grape or […]
Top 10 competition showcases consistency of leading Pinotages
IS IT JUST a figment of the imagination or does that bottle of Stellenbosch 1679 stand out front and foremost among the 2021 Absa Top 10? Picture (above) courtesy of the […]
Some say Syrah, some say Shiraz – Top 10 in 2021 Winemag Report
“SOUTH AFRICAN Syrah can no longer be neatly pigeonholed,” says Winemag editor Christian Eedes in the 2021 Prescient Shiraz Report. “Expect everything from delicate, very fine, to ultra-glossy, rich wines […]
Swartland Syrah and Rhône Grenache top the charts at online auction
PORSELEINBERG was South Africa’s star of the show at Strauss & Co’s August 2021 fine wine auction. The Rhône-themed line-up included the flagships of numerous top producers in the Cape […]