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 […]
Unlabelled, tiny bottle of ‘Constantia Sweet’ sold for R293K
THEY CAN’T say with absolute certainty whether it was made in 1791 or 1890, but “due to the colour and aromas” it’s believed to be the former. The unlabelled, handblown […]
KC Vin de Constance fetches record price at online auction
ALMOST as newsworthy as the record-breaking price of over R58K fetched for a 500ml Vin de Constance 1987 at the ‘Cape Heritage Wine’ Auction by Strauss & Co end-August 2022, […]
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 […]
Prices updated, availability checked… Top SA wines under R120
SJOE! The Trophy Wine Show got it so right when they honoured the 2019 Thokozani Cabernet Franc as Discovery of the Show in 2022. Best value gold medallist in South […]
All the SA Wines of the Year! South Africa’s Most Highly Rated in 2021
IN SUMMARY… South Africa’s White Wines of the Year, Sparkling Cap Classiques of the Year and SA Red Wines of the Year in 2021 – as well as the SA […]
South Africa’s most-raved-about wines in 2020 – every one a champion
THESE ARE the South African wines most highly rated in 2020, contenders for the title of SA Wine of the Year! Or should that be Winery of the Year, or […]
If you only buy one SA port this year, make it De Krans Vintage Res 2017
NO OTHER CAPE PORT has been more highly rated during the past 12 months. In 2020 it was judged Best in Class at the Trophy Wine Show, Best in Class […]
