South Africa’s most highly rated red wines in 2023 to date
[metaslider id=”21576″] FROM JANUARY to August 2023, the top panels of wine experts judged some 700 of South Africa’s finest to be at least high silver or gold medal standard. […]
Podlashuk Shiraz trophy goes to Pinot specialist Creation …
THE RESULTS of the 2023 Shiraz SA Challenge provided plenty of talking points. For example: Flagstone of the Strand/Somerset West grabbed two awards, one for a ‘Dark Horse’ with one […]
Three familiar SA winery names among Syrah du Monde Top 10
SHIRAZ from South Africa’s Hartenberg, Kleine Zalze and Cederberg cellars were among the top gold medallists at the international Syrah du Monde 2023. Contested by 20 countries, the competition takes […]
Saronsberg wins big at Shiraz SA Challenge – 10 years on
SURE THERE ARE other delightful reds and whites in their range, but it’s Shiraz that they specialise in at Saronsberg. Surely the leading wine outfit in the district of Tulbagh, […]
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 […]
Eenzaamheid and Wildeberg excel in SA Shiraz Report
“THE BEST Shiraz is nothing if not peppery and many will have quite grippy tannins as a result of whole-bunch fermentation… Shiraz is for those who aren’t afraid of some […]
Black Lion roars at fine wine auction – louder than Columella
DE TOREN, SADIE FAMILY, Porseleinberg and Hartenberg fetched the highest bids for South African wines at the Strauss & Co auction of Shiraz and Rhône-style blends on 21 Feb 2022. […]
Top 10 Classification = superb wine time and again, year after year
THE TOP WINE SA Hall of Fame is one thing, but so exclusive, very limited… Also prestigious is a Top 10 ranking in the South African Wine Classification – each […]
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 […]
SA Red Wines of the Year! South Africa’s Most Highly Rated in 2021
SOME AWARDS carry more weight than others, and there’s something to be said for a wine that ticks the boxes for a number of top tasting panels. Over 1500 South […]
Some old people and places worth treasuring, so too with old vines
Old Road Grand-mère Semillon 2017 • Gold Medal, Best in Class at Trophy Wine Show (SA) • Gold Medal at International Wine Challenge (UK) Old Road 12 Mile Syrah 2018 […]
Humble KWV red blend evolves into ‘Super Roodeberg’ of note
70 YEARS AGO, who would have imagined what Roodeberg was to become… Dr Charles Niehaus was appointed as KWV’s chief wine scientist in 1941, during World War II, and he […]
