Jordan turns out rich, polished red with 2022 Cobblers Hill
THE MOST established of the Cape Bordeaux red blends in the flagship range of wines from Gary and Kathy Jordan’s estate in Stellenbosch Kloof honours the family heritage as master […]
Top Grenache in Platter’s guide as scarce as hens’ teeth…
GRENACHE Noir is referred to as the ‘abalone’ of South African grapes, according to De Kleine Wijn Kelder on the Tulbagh farm Drie Fonteine. “So skaars soos hoendertande,” says winemaker […]
The Most Highly Rated Red in Platter’s 2026 SA Wine Guide
THE PREVIOUS Heritage Syrah from Leeuwenkuil Family Vineyards was the 2019 vintage, rated 96/100 in Winemag’s 2024 Shiraz Report. No 2020, no 2021, and then POW! A near-perfect score of […]
Chenin and Shiraz top-score in Platter’s 2026 SA Wine Guide
TWO WINES scored 99 points on their 100-point scale. A first for Platter’s South African Wine Guide. Most highly rated in the 2026 edition, the hardcover version available in book […]
And then there were more seriously good wines at < R150
5 STARS in Platter’s 2025 SA Wine Guide, from one of the country’s top winemakers in Donovan Rall, using grapes grown on the mountains in the back of beyond, priced […]
A number of top SA wine cellars boycott Platter’s 2024 guide
IT’S RIDICULOUS! A number of top winery proprietors or cellarmasters in the Cape winelands turned down the invitation to be listed in Platter’s 2024 South African Wine Guide. In this […]
The ‘absolute favourites’ in Platter’s 2023 SA Wine Guide
WELL HOW about that! Following the announcement of the “pinnacle” awards in Platter’s 2023 South African Wine Guide and still in advance of the 744-page printed version becoming available, the […]
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 […]
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 […]
In black and white… Sadie named Platter’s Winery of the Year, again
BLUE COVER in 2019, green in 2020, black in 2021… Platter’s 2022 South African Wine Guide is no doubt packed with as much useful info as in previous years, the […]
Kershaw’s Pinot Noir becoming as successful as his Chardonnay
IT WAS AS recently as 2012 that British Master of Wine Richard Kershaw established his business in Elgin to make world-class Chardonnay, Shiraz and Pinot Noir that would show a […]