Some say Syrah, some say Shiraz – Top 10 in 2021 Winemag Report
“SOUTH AFRICAN Syrah can no longer be neatly pigeonholed,” says Winemag editor Christian Eedes in the 2021 Prescient Shiraz Report. “Expect everything from delicate, very fine, to ultra-glossy, rich wines […]
Swartland Syrah and Rhône Grenache top the charts at online auction
PORSELEINBERG was South Africa’s star of the show at Strauss & Co’s August 2021 fine wine auction. The Rhône-themed line-up included the flagships of numerous top producers in the Cape […]
From mountains high, Cederberg Shiraz 2018 latest in line of stunners
NO OTHER SHIRAZ from South Africa has been as successful on the world stage in 2021 as the 2018 vintage from the team at the Cederberg cellar of David […]
Top South African Shiraz grabs judges’ attention in France
THE GOLD medal winners at Syrah du Monde 2021 included the Cederberg Private Cellar of David Nieuwoudt and Nick van Huyssteen’s Saronsberg in Tulbagh, where Dewaldt Heyns is the cellarmaster. […]
Holden Manz and Old Road Wine Co storm through at Syrah du Monde
THERE WERE 307 wines from 27 countries on the tasting bench at Syrah du Monde 2020, the 14th edition of this international competition held in the Rhône Valley, France. After […]
R20K paid for bottle of Vin de Constance – small bottle, vintage 1987
WHAT TO MAKE of Strauss & Co’s July 2020 online auction of fine South African wines?! For the auction catalogue, click here. Full results of the sale here. There were […]
Saronsberg and Noble Hill champion SA at 2017 Syrah Masters, London
“OF ALL THE major red grapes, Syrah must be the hardest to classify. Not only does it have two names – Syrah and Shiraz – but each reflects a different […]