Groot Phesantekraal Syrah one of the go-to reds of the year
SCORED 97 points and the international judges’ joint favourite overall at the 2025 Trophy Wine Show, Groot Phesantekraal’s 2023 Syrah was released at under R200pb – a great bargain relative […]
Genetics… Stellenzicht’s 2023 Syrah has a lot going for it
JUDGED ‘Best Red Wine Overall’ at the 2025 edition of South Africa’s premier wine competition, the Trophy Wine Show: the 2023 vintage of the Arenite Syrah from Hans von Staff-Reitzenstein’s […]
Shiraz SA Challenge points to consistency and great value
HOW MANY of us thought the days of a really good red at under R100 a bottle were behind us… R99pb for one of the Top 12 in the 2025 […]
SA No. 1 at Syrah du Monde – Babylonstoren Shiraz 2022
PRODUCED at Koos Bekker’s estate in Paarl using grapes from the farm’s vineyards below the Simonsberg, Babylonstoren Shiraz has been one of South Africa’s most highly rated expressions of the […]
Paarl and Cederberg cellars strike gold in the Rhône Valley
BABYLONSTOREN and Cederberg Wines struck gold at the 2025 (19th) edition of Syrah du Monde, the international competition held in France’s Rhône Valley. There were 207 wines (from 22 countries) […]
WO Swartland & Ceres triumph in Winemag’s Shiraz Report
HOW ABOUT THAT! Two wins in succession for the Riebeek Valley Wine Co in the SA Winemag’s annual Prescient Shiraz Report, with the Riebeek-Kasteel winery’s RAAR Shiraz Carbonic Maceration 2024 […]
Saronsberg Shiraz 2022! Top-rated red wine in Platter’s Guide
THE VAN HUYSSTEEN family’s Saronsberg Cellar is renowned for a number of different wines, but Shiraz is the speciality on this farm in the Tulbagh district east of the Swartland, […]
Top 3 in Platter’s 2025 Guide from Elgin, Durbanville, Tulbagh
THE TOP-RATED wines in the 2025 edition of Platter’s South African Wine Guide – scored 98/100 – are the Cap Classique sparkler Cipher Blanc de Noirs 2018 from the Elgin […]
New releases from La Motte: Chardonnay 2023, Syrah 2020
La Motte’s trusted pair of Syrah and Chardonnay are made exclusively from Franschhoek grapes, and you can taste it. “La Motte’s terroir contributes a beautiful creaminess and drinkability – even […]
Nederburg Winemasters Shiraz up to the Challenge once again
DEMORGENZON, Kleine Zalze and Spier of Stellenbosch, Leeuwenkuil of Paarl, Lomond of Gansbaai in Cape Agulhas, Saronsberg of Tulbagh, Survivor from Overhex in Worcester… Names regularly associated with top Shiraz […]
Another winner from the Riebeek Valley: RAAR Shiraz 2023
‘RAAR’ translates as ‘rare’ or ‘scarce’ and, as such, is regarded by the Riebeek Valley Wine Company as a fitting name for their range of small-volume, hand-crafted reds and whites […]
Saronsberg ranked No. 1 at Syrah du Monde 2024, France
PATIENCE required… The 2022 Saronsberg Shiraz came top at the 2024 Syrah du Monde held in the Rhône, France. This just weeks after the Tulbagh cellar struck gold with the same vintage at the International Wine Challenge (UK). However, the wanna-have will only be released onto the market in 2025.
