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Bordeaux blends at 10: SA holds its own

9 October 2025

Earlier this year, a tasting titled “South Africa’s New Wave Tasting – Ten Years On” was held in London, where various wine professionals revisited the wines of the so-called young...

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Raats new releases

9 October 2025

Raats Family Wines where the focus is very much on Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc grows ever more formidable. Bruwer Raats established the label in 2000, with his cousin Gavin...

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Greg Sherwood MW: Shifts in the Southern Rhône and what SA wine can learn

8 October 2025

It’s sometimes funny to think that wine producers, regional bodies, and certainly consumers in South Africa so often look to the classical Old-World regions of France, Germany, Spain, and Italy...

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Fogwell Syrah 2024

8 October 2025

What might happen if Syrah from two of the Cape’s most exciting sites were brought together? Now in its second vintage, Fogwell 2024 (price: R540 a bottle) is a collaboration...

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Porseleinberg 2023

8 October 2025

While the 2023 growing season in the Swartland was dry, it was also cooler than 2022 and the resulting wine from Porseleinberg is that much better balanced. Fermentation involved 85%...

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Piekenierskloof Carel van Zyl Grenache Noir 2024

7 October 2025

When Piekenierskloof growers recently held an internal tasting of 12 current-release Grenache wines from the ward, the Carel van Zyl 2024 from the eponymous cellar came out on top –...

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Werner Muller set to leave Iona

8 October 2025

Werner Muller, winemaker at Elgin’s Iona since May 2011, will depart in May 2026 after completing the harvest. Muller says: "While I have no specifics to share at this point,...

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Cape Winemakers Guild Auction 2025 sales figures

7 October 2025

The 41st Cape Winemakers Guild (CWG) Auction, held this past Friday and Saturday, achieved record sales of R17 215 000. A total of 1 912 cases (6 x 750ml) were...

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Tim James: Oldenburg on the up

6 October 2025

These days I find that there’s little more interesting in the world of wine than bumping around vineyard roads (in this case in a robust little electric vehicle), up and...

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Editorial: Old vines, young vines, hard choices

5 October 2025

Is the composition of South Africa’s vineyard plantings, taken in their entirety, truly fit for purpose? At first glance, the numbers are both revealing and slightly alarming. Chenin Blanc remains...

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Jamie Goode: The ripeness delusion – pick earlier, make better wine

3 October 2025

Recently, I was at a tasting of some very fancy wines from Napa. Someone round the table asked for the alcohol levels. All were 15% or thereabouts, and all were...

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Star chef Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen to open bistro at Cape Town’s Waterfront

25 September 2025

Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen, Michelin-starred South African chef, restaurateur, and publisher, is best known for his acclaimed restaurant JAN in Nice, France, where he celebrates South African heritage through...
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Prescient Fund Services Cape Bordeaux Red Blend Report 2025: Top 10

19 August 2025

Introduction This year’s Cape Bordeaux Red Blend Report convened by Winemag.co.za and sponsored by global financial services company Prescient is now out. There were 48 entries from 38 producers and...

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Prescient Fund Services Sauvignon Blanc Report 2025: Top 10

19 August 2025

Introduction This year’s Sauvignon Blanc Report sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient is now out. There were 78 entries received from 55 producers and these were tasted blind (labels...

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Prescient Fund Services Pinotage Report 2025: Top Six

1 July 2025

Introduction This year’s Pinotage Report sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient is now out. There were 48 entries received from 32 producers and these were tasted blind (labels out...
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