SA’s Delaire & Tokara among Best in Show – Decanter Awards
THREE of South Africa’s finest wines of the year, 97-pointers at the 2024 Decanter World Wine Awards in the UK and with exceptional credentials established over many years involving numerous […]
Hemel-en-Aarde Pinot Noir shines in Decanter panel-tasting
FOR THE December 2023 issue of Decanter Magazine in the UK, a panel comprising Masters of Wine Anne Krebiehl (chair), Justin Knock and Dirceu Vianna Junior assessed 134 Pinot Noirs […]
These are THE top SA wine events in November and December 2023
NOVEMBER 2023 1 NOVEMBER Caroline’s White Wine Review | Cape Town 1 NOVEMBER Veritas Tasting | Johannesburg 4 NOVEMBER Cap Classique Affair | Stellenbosch 4 & 5 NOVEMBER Pick n Pay […]
SA’s Iona and Le Riche among very best at Decanter WWA
IONA Chardonnay 2021 of the Elgin Highlands and the 2020 Reserve Cab from Le Riche in the Helderberg vineyards of Stellenbosch were the panels’ favourite South African wines at the […]
Ses’fikile 2021 one of THE standout SA Chenins of the year
AMAZINGLY, at the time of writing, it was still not yet sold out. At under R100, the most keenly-priced of the 28 top-scoring Chenin Blancs and Chenin-driven blends in a […]
Swartland Chenins score top marks in Decanter panel-tasting, UK
IN THE March 2023 issue of the British magazine Decanter, no fewer than 28 of South Africa’s Chenin Blancs (or blends comprising at least 85% Chenin) were considered outstanding, excellent […]
South African beauties among Decanter’s Wines of the Year
In the January 2023 issue of the UK’s Decanter Magazine, three South African wines are included among the team’s favourites during the previous 12 months: Mullineux Olerasay NV, Piekenierskloof Grenache 2020 and Rascallion Devonian Chenin Blanc 2021.
Constantia Glen Sauvignon Blanc one of South Africa’s best
WHO SAYS YOU can’t enjoy a chilled Sauvignon Blanc in the winter! Especially on those warm days… Plus, 97 points and a platinum award at the Decanter World Wine Awards […]
Whitehall Chardonnay has aficionados smiling internationally
THE 2020 VINTAGE of Neil Ellis’s Whitehall Chardonnay had only been on the market for a few months when it was included among the Top 4 in Winemag‘s 2021 South African […]
Ken Forrester Chenin Best in Show at World Wine Awards 2022
THE DECANTER World Wine Awards in the UK are mega. 18 244 entries in 2022, a world record as international wine competitions go. Judged over two weeks, with the various […]
Decanter critics loving Pinotage, Winemag brains trust not so much
THE “SECOND EVER” panel-tasting of Pinotage by Decanter in the UK was described by judge Greg Sherwood MW as “a huge success”, with the results published in the Feb […]
Top quality, great value SA Chenin endorsed by Decanter panel, UK
2022 HAD ALREADY got underway when Decanter (UK) announced the names of their Wines of the Year 2021. Experts around the world and on the Decanter team nominated those wines […]
