Bottle of mysterious GS Cabernet 1966 auctioned for R32 830
THE TOP price paid at Strauss & Co’s timed, online Bordeaux-themed auction concluded on 21 October ’24 was R32 830 (US$1862) for a bottle of South Africa’s GS Cabernet 1966 […]
Comin around again… Over R56K bid for Vin de Constance ’86
NOT A RECORD price for the 1986 Vin de Constance, but pretty darn close! The R56K+ (US$3098) fetched for a bottle during the August ’24 Cape Heritage Auction conducted by […]
No surprises at Strauss & Co’s ‘Bordeaux Auction’
IT WAS A tussle between Meerlust and Kanonkop for the highest price fetched by South African wine at Strauss & Co’s ‘Bordeaux Auction’ conducted online mid-April 2024 – R4885pb paid […]
Savage red blend outdoes Sadie’s in auction of 10-year-olds
STRAUSS & Co’s wine department was happy with the results of their timed online ‘2014 Vintage’ auction that came to a close on 11 March ’24. Consultant Roland Peens, director […]
Sadie Family in the limelight again, and again, and again…
AS IF it had been stage-managed! Just over a week after The Sadie Family was lauded for the umpteenth time as South Africa’s top cellar in the 2024 edition of […]
Old GS Cabernet continues to command top prices on auction
BOTTLES of the mysterious and rare George Spies Cabernet (Durbanville grapes, Paarl cellar) are regularly made available via the South African auction house Strauss & Co, with 750ml of the […]
Sadie Family and Alheit dominate the bidding once again
HIGHLIGHTS of the Chenin & Pinotage online sale by South African auction house Strauss & Co on 11 September ’23 – wines that fetched over R2000 a bottle on the day: […]
Sadie’s white blend Palladius fetches top price on auction
SA HIGHLIGHTS of the Strauss & Co Wine Auction held mid-May 2023. Billed merely as the private collection of a single owner, the online sale included wines from around the […]
Columella most in demand of SA wines at Rhône-theme auction
AT THE FIRST Strauss & Co Fine Wine Auction of 2023, The Sadie Family’s red blend Columella fetched the highest prices paid for Cape beauties during a sale of collectables […]
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, […]
Highlights of Bordeaux-Theme Fine Wine Auction, Johannesburg
KANONKOP, De Toren, Vilafonté, Meerlust, Raats, Alto… These were the most-wanted wines in terms of South African producers at Strauss & Co’s Bordeaux-themed auction conducted in Johannesburg mid-2022. Kanonkop […]
56-year-old GS Cab steals the show at Strauss & Co auction
THE R43 244 fetched for a single bottle of the 1966 GS Cabernet at the Strauss & Co auction in Johannesburg on 15 May 2022 was the second-highest price ever […]
