Rainbow’s End top-scores in ‘Hallo Merlot Top 10’ competition
THE SECOND Top 10 competition organised by South Africa’s Merlot Forum attracted 69 entries from most of the Cape’s wine regions. Notable relative to the inaugural panel tasting was the […]
Michelangelo wine tastings not what you might expect, but…
THE MICHELANGELO wine tastings at Southern Sun’s Rosebank Hotel (JHB) and Garden Court uMhlanga (DBN) in April/May are appealing. Although the timing is rather unusual… Now into its 27th year […]
Glen Carlou top of the leaderboard at Syrah du Monde, France
THREE wines of South Africa placed among the Top 10 at Syrah du Monde 2022, held in the Northern Rhône Valley of France. This was on a par with Australia and […]
SA Merlot selling pretty well but short on rave reviews
A SOUTH AFRICAN wine producer got in touch to voice his discontent regarding the critics, the show judges, locally and internationally… How is it possible that Merlot makes such […]
Franschhoek winelands checklist 2022: where to go, what to go for
JUST OVER an hour’s drive (around 80km) from Cape Town, the ‘French corner’ of the Cape winelands – east of Stellenbosch and Paarl – is one of the most […]
Holden Manz and Old Road Wine Co storm through at Syrah du Monde
THERE WERE 307 wines from 27 countries on the tasting bench at Syrah du Monde 2020, the 14th edition of this international competition held in the Rhône Valley, France. After […]
Vilafonté Napa Valley lot attracts highest bid at Cape Wine Auction
HAVING RAISED over R17-million from the charitably-minded who attended the 2020 edition of The Cape Wine Auction at Boschendal in Franschhoek, the event increased the total amount raised since the […]