THE BEST track records over the past 10 years… South Africa's top wines on a consistent basis, rather than according to a single vintage or two, based on reviews by the top panels judging in the fairest way possible to counter positive or negative bias, i.e. without knowing the identities of what they're tasting or where the cellars are located in the Cape winelands…
There are winemakers who prefer not to have their products assessed in ‘blind' tastings, including a number of the craft/artisanal outfits, some of the organic farms and others who are also considered to be among the country's top producers, however…
• The Most Highly Rated South African Wines between 2016 and 2025
• The Hall of Fame – South Africa's Most Highly Rated Wine Producers
• The SA Wine Classification, the Top 10 & Top 20, category by category
• The Top South African Wines by Area, where the cellars are located
• The Panels of Wine Judges whose opinions counted, and whose didn't
The SA Wine Classification has been updated annually since 2004. For a pdf of the full 2026 SA Wine & Cellar Classifications together with more information regarding eligibility for selection and the ranking system involving the weighting of various ratings, click here.