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Tim James: Alto rebuilds its reputation

16 September 2024

It seemed for a while we’d lost one of the Cape’s great wine estates – well, not so much the estate as the greatness. But, still happily located on the...

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Intellego new releases

16 September 2024

If you like your wines “natural”, which is to say more funky than squeaky clean, the Swartland producer Jurgen Gouws is your man. Tasting notes and ratings for the new...

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Moya Meaker new releases

16 September 2024

Damascene, the Jean Smit-David Curl partnership, gets a lot of attention and rightfully so. The Moya Meaker wines, produced by the same team, are slightly less talked about but also...

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Damascene new releases

13 September 2024

Damascene, the partnership between winemaker Jean Smit and David Curl, former owner of Bordeaux’s Chateau Gaby, appeared on the scene with its maiden-vintage 2018 wines, and has quickly established itself...

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A.A. Badenhorst new releases

12 September 2024

Kalmoesfontein set against the slopes of the Paardeberg has been home of A.A. Badenhorst Wines since 2008. “We have some 150ha of vineyard planted at different aspects and altitudes bringing...

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Prescient Old Vine Report 2024: Call for entries

8 August 2024

Entries for the inaugural Old Vine Report sponsored by global financial services company Prescient are now open - wines must be made from Certified Heritage Vineyards (vines that are 35...

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Announcing the Label Design Awards 2024: Wine & Beer

13 August 2024

Don’t miss the chance for your label and packaging to shine! Entries for the tenth annual Wine Label Design Awards and the seventh annual Beer Label Design Awards are now...

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Prescient Chardonnay Report 2024: Call for entries

24 August 2024

Entries for the Chardonnay Report 2024 sponsored by global financial services company Prescient are now open. Winemag.co.za will be generating a number of category reports throughout the year – see...

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Prescient Cabernet Sauvignon Report 2024: Call for entries

24 August 2024

Entries for the Cabernet Sauvignon Report 2024 sponsored by global financial services company Prescient are now open. Winemag.co.za will be generating a number of category reports throughout the year –...

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Kruger Family Wines new releases

10 September 2024

Johan Kruger made his name at Stellenbosch property Sterhuis in the 2000s before he and his Belgian wife Sofie struck out on their own, first bottling under own label being...

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Announcing the Old Vine Experience 2024

10 September 2024

The inaugural Old Vine Experience takes place on 5 and 6 November at Ernie Els Wines in Stellenbosch – hosted by the Old Vine Project, a selection of wines from...

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Three new Cape Wine Masters announced

19 August 2024

Three new Cape Wine Masters have graduated from the Cape Wine, namely: Linda Birch,a qualified conveyancing attorney consulting for Bellingham Muller Hanekom Attorneys since 2021 Liezl Richards, national sales manager...

Opinion & Analysis

Editorial: What comes after the 100-point system?

11 September 2024

The Platter’s South African Wine Guide was founded in 1980. Wine magazine, the forerunner of Winemag.co.za, in 1993. And the Tim Atkin South African Special Report in 2013. The question...

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Greg Sherwood MW: Promoting wine in tough economic times

5 September 2024

During recessionary times and economic downturns, or the ‘cost of living crisis’ as commentators prefer to call it nowadays, even consumers in the most entry level wine purchasing categories start...

Recipes

Recipe: Creamy chicken with ravioli and spinach

3 September 2024

This recipe for creamy chicken with ravioli and spinach makes for an easy weeknight supper meal. Use store-bought ravioli to make it even easier (either four cheese ravioli or spinach...
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Prescient Sauvignon Blanc Report 2024: Top 10

27 August 2024

Introduction This year’s Sauvignon Blanc Report convened by Winemag.co.za and sponsored by global financial services company Prescient is now out. There were 98 examples of single-variety Sauvignon Blanc and 20...

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Prescient Cape Bordeaux Red Blend Report 2024: Top 10

27 August 2024

Introduction This year’s Cape Bordeaux Red Blend Report convened by Winemag.co.za and sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient is now out. There were 64 entries from 57 producers and...

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Prescient Pinotage Report 2024: Top 10

16 July 2024

Introduction This year’s Pinotage Report sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient is now out. There were 46 entries received from 27 producers and these were tasted blind (labels out...
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