26 Wines of the Year in Platter’s 2023 SA Wine Guide
ANNOUNCED in advance of the book going on sale at retail stores around 10 December, the award winners showcased in the 2023 edition of Platter’s South African Wine Guide include […]
De Krans second to none when it comes to Cape Vintage (Port)
YOU CAN COUNT the number of today’s Top Cape Vintage Port producers on one hand… Okay, maybe two. It’s very specialist, very niche, but very good. One or two in […]
New-look Platter’s Guide a good showcase. Pity about the no-shows!
SO, THE 2022 edition of Platter’s South African Wine Guide finally arrived on the bookshelves at around R390 a copy – early December instead of late November. At the time […]
Top-scoring wines in Platter’s 2022 revealed in advance of book launch
DAYS IN ADVANCE of launching the 2022 edition of their book and presenting awards for their choice of Wines and Wineries of the Year, the publishers of Platter’s South African […]
First Journal of Pinotage lives up to promise of Diemersdal’s finest
TROPHY at the 2020 Absa Top 10, Double Gold Medal at the Veritas Awards and 5 Stars in Platter’s SA Wine Guide! The Journal represents what cellarmaster Thys Louw and […]
None of Platter’s 28 ‘Wines of the Year’ from their ‘Winery of the Year’?
IN THE 2021 edition of Platter’s South African Wine Guide, the number of 5 Star laureates runs to 210 – in the 2020 edition there were 125, a year before […]
If you only buy one SA port this year, make it De Krans Vintage Res 2017
NO OTHER CAPE PORT has been more highly rated during the past 12 months. In 2020 it was judged Best in Class at the Trophy Wine Show, Best in Class […]
Top cellar at Trophy Wine Show appears to have done it again in Platter’s
WAITING AND WONDERING… First the publishers put the word out that the Winery of the Year in their 2021 edition of Platter’s SA Wine Guide will be announced to the […]
