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Roan Ranger 2019

19 October 2021

What a little gem Roan Ranger is year in and year out. It’s a red blend as compiled by Darling resident Charles Withington who sources grapes from the area according...

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Spittoon Saloon – Episode 2

18 October 2021

Introducing our new talk show called “Spittoon Saloon“. In episode 2, host James Bisset talks to the editor of Winemag.co.za, Christian Eedes, about the thinking behind the show and what...

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Tim James: An old friend sadly past, and old wines happily still present

18 October 2021

What better wat to celebrate the life of a giant of the South African wine industry than to toast him in some great old wines on his birthday? And, it...

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Damascene new releases

18 October 2021

Damascene, the partnership between Jean Smit, previously winemaker at Boekenhoutskloof, and David Curl, former owner of Bordeaux’s Chateau Gaby, is only recently established (first bottling was 2017) but is already...

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Radford Dale new releases

16 October 2021

Radford Dale was founded in 1998 when Australian Ben Radford and British-born, Burgundy enamoured Alex Dale first made wines together. Today, the team works with vineyards across the Western Cape,...

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Announcing the Label Design Awards 2021: Wine – Beer – Spirits

1 October 2021

Don’t miss the chance for your label and packaging to shine! Entries for the seventh annual Wine Label Design Awards, the fourth annual Beer Label Design Awards and second annual...

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Label Design Awards 2021: Wine – Call for entries

Proudly Sponsored by Rotolabel, in association with Avery Dennison, Synchron, Kemtek and HP. Important Dates Deadline for submission of entry forms AND payment of entry...

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Label Design Awards 2021: Beer – Call for entries

Proudly Sponsored by Rotolabel, in association with Avery Dennison, Synchron, Kemtek and HP. Important Dates Deadline for submission of entry forms AND payment of entry...

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Label Design Awards 2021: Spirits – Call for entries

Proudly Sponsored by Rotolabel, in association with Avery Dennison, Synchron, Kemtek and HP. Important Dates Deadline for submission of entry forms AND payment of entry...

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Daschbosch new releases

15 October 2021

Clairette Blanche is most definitely a niche variety in South Africa, it being 27th most planted with a total of 175ha in the ground at the end of last year....

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Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction 2021 sales figures

5 October 2021

Total sale amounted to just under R9.9 million at the 37th Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction conducted online by Bonhams this past Saturday, 1 734 cases (6 x 750ml) fetching...

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Introducing Spittoon Saloon – a wine talk show unlike any other

5 October 2021

Can wine-related video be worth watching? Over the next few weeks, we’re going to meet some of South Africa’s most celebrated wine people. And some who aren’t celebrated enough. We’ll...

Opinion & Analysis

Greg Sherwood MW: SA fine wine now highly suitable as an investment

13 October 2021

It’s been a very interesting couple of weeks in London for buyers in the wine trade. Just when you think Covid-19 has destroyed the very essence of your day-to-day existence,...

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Tim James: Syrah from far south

12 October 2021

Cooler-climate reds have always been more of an appealing idea than an achieved feature in Cape wine – with some notable individual exceptions and the undoubted general exception of pinot...

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The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2021

5 October 2021

The World’s 50 Best Restaurant Awards 2021 have been announced in Antwerp, Belguim with Wolfgat in Paternoster, placing 50th. Noma in Copenhagen, Denmark placed first. Earlier in the year, FYN...

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Prescient Sauvignon Blanc Report 2021: Sauv-Sem Blends Top 10

13 October 2021

Introduction This year’s Sauvignon Blanc Report convened by Winemag.co.za and sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient is to be released sequentially. There were 125 entries in total and these...

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Prescient Sauvignon Blanc Report 2021: Wooded Top 10

12 October 2021

Introduction This year's Sauvignon Blanc Report convened by Winemag.co.za and sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient is to be released sequentially. There were 125 entries in total and these...

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Prescient Sauvignon Blanc Report 2021: Unwooded Top 10

11 October 2021

Introduction This year's Sauvignon Blanc Report convened by Winemag.co.za and sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient is to be released sequentially. There were 125 entries in total and these...
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