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 ‘blind’, i.e. labels out of […]
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. labels out of sight – […]
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 mid-November is Springfield of Robertson, […]
Neil Ellis Whitehall Chardonnay ’22 getting better and better
THE GRAPES for négociant Neil Ellis’s Whitehall Chardonnay don’t come from the same vineyard that was used originally, but the Elgin beauty is as delightful as ever – and apparently […]
New Free State festival among top SA wine event temptations
SOME HAVE never heard of Clarens. Whereas art lovers and folk who enjoy South African road trips might well have chanced upon it, a little village in the Free State […]
Laborie Blanc de Blancs 2019 surely MCC value champion 2025
THE privately-owned Laborie Estate is down the road from Warshay Investment’s KWV Emporium – both in Paarl, both Cape wineland destinations in their own right, both home to one of […]
Capensis Kliphuis… Stellenbosch Chardonnay showcase of note
THE GOOD people of Capensis don’t have their own winery, and would rather not say where it is that they’re renting cellar space. But does it matter? These Chardonnay specialists, […]
Decanter panel raves about ‘stellar’ SA Chardonnay
“THEY STOOD toe-to-toe with Hawke’s Bay and Margaret River [of Australia] and all but the finest Burgundy [of France]”. High praise indeed from the panel that assessed 128 South African […]
South Africa excels among ‘Chardonnays of the World’
IT’S HAPPENED again… And no doubt once more there will be naysayers, people who can’t believe their eyes and ears, and yet… The humble, big-volume Douglas Green Chardonnay from the […]
Platter’s No. 1 Chardonnay from some of THE coolest vineyards
THE MOST highly rated Chardonnay in Platter’s 2025 South African Wine Guide: the 2022 vintage from Iona in the Elgin Highlands. It follows the 2021, which was a 97-pointer at […]
2022 Lothian Chardonnay the latest in an Elgin success story
THE TROPHY winner, the best white wine from South Africa at the 2024 International Wine Challenge in London, UK – one of the biggest, one of the most prestigious wine […]
Taste what’s possible with the Alvi’s Drift Reserve range
Six exceptional wines, passionately crafted for discerning palates in the relentless pursuit of excellence – the expression of head winemaker Alvi van der Merwe’s drive to explore, to create, to […]
