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 simple explanation is that having […]
Nederburg Winemasters Shiraz up to the Challenge once again
DEMORGENZON, Kleine Zalze and Spier of Stellenbosch, Leeuwenkuil of Paarl, Lomond of Gansbaai in Cape Agulhas, Saronsberg of Tulbagh, Survivor from Overhex in Worcester… Names regularly associated with top Shiraz […]
Very best at under R150 a bottle – according to the experts
THE VERY BEST wines of South Africa at under 150 rand a bottle as reviewed by the top panels of experts locally and internationally in 2022. Rated 95 points or […]
Just R60pb! Koelenhof and Van Loveren win Value Challenge
ALTHOUGH the 2022 Ultra Value Wine Challenge was open to entries selling for up to R130 a bottle, the Wine of the Year awards for the highest-scoring red and white […]
Saronsberg wins big at Shiraz SA Challenge – 10 years on
SURE THERE ARE other delightful reds and whites in their range, but it’s Shiraz that they specialise in at Saronsberg. Surely the leading wine outfit in the district of Tulbagh, […]
Paul Cluver and Glen Carlou best overall at Trophy Wine Show
ELGIN’S Paul Cluver, whose 2020 Estate Chardonnay was the top-scoring white at the 2022 Trophy Wine Show, has a distinguished track record for producing some of South Africa’s finest Chardonnays […]
Robertson winelands checklist 2022: where to go, what to go for
CHARDONNAY and bubbly are what come to mind for many when contemplating the cellars of the Robertson Wine Valley. But they also offer good reds, and sweet pleasures too. […]
Come Valentine’s Day, be sure to have a good bottle of ‘pink’ on hand
IT IS SAID that there’s no more appropriate wine to pour on Valentine’s Day than a pink one: roses and rosé for the love of your life! And particularly if […]
Plett winery wins MCC Challenge ahead of much more illustrious cellars
PLETTENBERG BAY winery Newstead Wines has become the first producer outside the traditional Cape winelands to be crowned winner of the Amorim Cap Classique Challenge. Newstead Brut 2015 won a […]
Five Cape Blends honoured with Perold awards – one named after mentor
IT WAS WITH the announcement of the 2020 Absa Top 10 Pinotage Competition winners imminent that the Pinotage Association released the names of the Top 5s in their Perold Absa […]
So much good Sauvignon Blanc to choose from at under R100 a bottle
IT’S ARGUABLE that at under R100 a bottle, if you’re weighing up South Africa’s various wine categories, Sauvignon Blanc generally offers best value-for-money. Sure, there are now very few top […]
Cap Classique! Perfected by time, to enjoy anytime, a never-ending story
IT HAS TO BE one of the most famous quotes to do with wine: “I only drink Champagne when I’m happy, and when I’m sad. Sometimes I drink it when […]
