Capensis Kliphuis… Stellenbosch Chardonnay showcase of note
THE GOOD people of Capensis don’t have their own winery, and would rather not say where it is that they’re renting cellar space. But does it matter? These Chardonnay specialists, […]
Decanter panel raves about ‘stellar’ SA Chardonnay
“THEY STOOD toe-to-toe with Hawke’s Bay and Margaret River [of Australia] and all but the finest Burgundy [of France]”. High praise indeed from the panel that assessed 128 South African […]
South Africa ranked eighth among top wine producers – OIV
THE FOLLOWING are among the statistics presented by the International Organisation of Vine & Wine in the OIV’s 2025 report on the state of the wine industry internationally (2024 data): […]
L’Avenir Grand Pinotage absolute favourite at G&G Challenge
HOW ABOUT THAT! First, that the Pinotage Association put the Grand Pinotage “project” to the test in a blind tasting of the 2019 vintage conducted by Gilbert & Gaillard, based […]
Best Bottles from SA Wine Farms with Highly Rated Restaurants
SO THE RESTAURANT critics have pronounced on the top farms to lunch or dine at in the Cape, among the vines, but which wines from these estates are as good […]
Top restaurants on South Africa’s wine farms, among the vines
AS INTERESTING as the choice of top laureates at South Africa’s 2025 Eat Out Restaurant Awards in Cape Town were the names of the newcomers praised on stage. Big winners […]
Exploring bubbly at its best: the findings of ‘A Glass Act’
THE FLUTE is dead… Long live the flute! You could say the same about the coupe… Wine glasses, that is, stemware for sparkling wine specifically. Is there a right and […]
Tuscan-inspired Bordeaux-style Collector’s Red of note
Every three months, members of Caroline’s Quarterly Wine Club look forward to more new discoveries from top South African producers. “Wine lovers can sit back and have our fine selections […]
South Africa excels among ‘Chardonnays of the World’
IT’S HAPPENED again… And no doubt once more there will be naysayers, people who can’t believe their eyes and ears, and yet… The humble, big-volume Douglas Green Chardonnay from the […]
Pinotage on the menu is a thing at the Beyerskloof bistro
PINOTAGE, Pinotage, Pinotage… At the Truter family’s Beyerskloof Wine Estate in Stellenbosch, they call themselves “The Home of Pinotage”, and for good reason. On the winelist, the number of different […]
Small Parcels of wines with interesting backstories
Every three months, members of Caroline’s Quarterly Wine Club look forward to more new discoveries from top South African producers. “Wine lovers can sit back and have our fine selections […]
Paul Sauer, Columella, Vin de Constance… Auction highlights
STELLENBOSCH, Swartland, Constantia… Wine from Kanonkop, the Sadie Family and Klein Constantia were most in demand as regards South African producers represented at Strauss & Co’s ‘2015 Vintage’ online auction […]
