Feeling of déjà vu about latest competition involving ‘heartbreak grape’
THE SECOND annual Mosaic Top 5 Pinot Noir Wine Awards were contested by 42 producers who submitted 64 entries from various areas in South Africa, primarily from the Walker Bay […]
A journal of six generations striving for what the farm is truly capable of
WHAT TO MAKE of Diemersdal… A Sauvignon Blanc specialist. A Pinotage specialist. A good all-rounder. With a pretty decent ‘Farm Eatery’ to lunch or dine at in the winelands of […]
And then there were 20… The 2021 Top 10 Pinotage Competition Finalists
IN A SOMEWHAT quiet build-up, the names of the finalists in the Pinotage Association’s 2021 Absa Top 10 competition were disclosed via social media without so much as a tweet! Twenty […]
Maestro Red rated ‘extraordinary, profound’ – Cape Bordeaux Report
HOW ABOUT THAT! Two of South Africa’s top-scoring wines in the 2021 Prescient Cape Bordeaux Red Blend Report come from cellars in Stellenbosch Kloof, the third from a winery a […]
Cathedral Cellar Sauvignon Blanc 2019 ‘a really sophisticated offering’
WITH MUCH more focus these days on the name of a cellar in Paarl than that of the producer or the name it trades under, the label is an artwork […]
From mountains high, Cederberg Shiraz 2018 latest in line of stunners
NO OTHER SHIRAZ from South Africa has been as successful on the world stage in 2021 as the 2018 vintage from the team at the Cederberg cellar of David Nieuwoudt: […]
Some real wine bargains not yet sold out – even at under R100 a bottle!
IT WAS inevitable, after another round of prohibition in South Africa, once wine sales were allowed again end-July 2021 at Lockdown Level 3 in terms of the COVID-19 Disaster Restrictions, […]
Of South Africa’s sensational sweet wines, Constance has that X factor
ANOTHER Strauss & Co Fine Wine (and Spirit) Auction done and dusted, another look at the sensational sweet wines of the world, cause to reflect once again on South Africa’s […]
Showcasing “superior” Syrah from the foot of Africa – Shiraz SA
THE ONLINE award presentation was a rather dumbed-down affair, not without technical hiccups, but the panel of judges for the 2021 Challenge convened by the industry association Shiraz SA was […]
Finally… 2021 Cape Fine & Rare Wine Auction results available at last
IT TOOK OVER six weeks following the CFRWA in Stellenbosch on 22 May 2021 for the final final results of the bidding to be released, addressing the confusion surrounding an […]
Five Generations Cab ranks among Top 50 at 2021 World Wine Awards
AMAZINGLY, given the ramifications of COVID-19 disaster restrictions internationally, there was a record number of entries from producers in 56 countries vying for a top spot in the Decanter World […]
Concours Mondial judges fancy Pinotage – especially in a blend
10 000 WINES from 46 countries, more than 300 judges on the panels tasting ‘blind’, labels out of sight, nine days of deliberation… Belgium’s international Concours Mondial du Bruxelles is […]