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Opinion & Analysis

Jamie Goode: Can fine wine be made at scale?

2 June 2025

The wine world is very sizeist. We wine geeks tend to favour small producers, and to dislike big wine companies (although we seem to make exceptions for Champagne and Port,...

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Malu Lambert: Urbanisation – a growing threat to viticulture

2 June 2025

A year ago I stood with Christo le Riche outside his Helderberg winery taking in the sight of newly planted cabernet sauvignon, the first for them. Since Le Riche was...

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Le Riche new releases

2 June 2025

Le Riche Wines, established in 1996 by Etienne Le Riche and now run by his son Christo and daughter Yvonne, has built a formidable reputation as one of South Africa’s...

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Julien Schaal Mountain Vineyards new releases

30 May 2025

Julien and Sophie Schaal, a French winemaking duo based in Alsace, bring an international sensibility to South African wine. Julien began producing locally in 2005, later meeting Sophie in 2013...

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Ampersand Cinsault 2023

29 May 2025

Dean Lappan’s path to wine was anything but direct. Raised in Natal, he began his working life in Johannesburg as a computer network administrator before heading east, where a stint...

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Prescient Fund Services Pinotage Report 2025: Call for entries

5 May 2025

Entries for this year’s Pinotage Report sponsored by financial institution Prescient Fund Services are now open. Winemag.co.za will be generating a number of category reports throughout the year – see...

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Prescient Fund Services Signature Red Blend Report 2025: Call for entries

5 May 2025

Entries for this year's Signature Red Blend Report sponsored by financial institution Prescient Fund Services are now open, the focus being wines which are distinctive of their originators and draw...

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Win the Top 10 from this year’s Shiraz Report!

2 June 2025

Stand a chance to win a bottle each of the Top 10 wines featured in this year’s Prescient Fund Services Shiraz Report. Wines on offer include: De Grendel Op Die...

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Crystallum new releases

28 May 2025

Crystallum, first bottled in 2007, is now unquestionably a category leader in South Africa for both Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Tasting notes and ratings for the new releases as follows:...

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Top wines of May 2025

1 June 2025

Here are our 16 most highly rated wines of last month: Crystallum Cuvée Cinema Pinot Noir 2024 – 96 (read original review here) Crystallum Ferrum Chardonnay 2024 – 96 (read...

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iTOO Next Generation Awards 2025: Call for entries

28 May 2025

The modern era of South African wine, now three decades in, has delivered remarkable gains in quality – but who will drive the next wave of progress? The Next Generation...

Opinion & Analysis

Dariusz Galasiński: Wine ISN’T beyond words – writers need to try harder

28 May 2025

My previous column, on wine writing, attracted critical attention. First on social media, then three experienced wine writers took me to task. Below I offer a response and keep arguing...

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Editorial: Closing the generation gap – wine’s new era starts now

27 May 2025

A convenient narrative has taken root in wine commentary circles: that younger consumers – Millennials and Gen Z – are abandoning wine, too preoccupied with craft cocktails, kombucha, and clean...

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Tim James: Is the cult of the winemaker coming to an end?

26 May 2025

It would be hard to overestimate the role of the winemaker in the Cape wine revolution of the past few decades – and only partly because many of them gave...

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Recipes

Recipe: Roasted guavas with cinnamon sugar

2 June 2025

These roasted guavas are great for a weekend brunch. Best enjoyed with your favourite muesli and some plain yoghurt. Yield This recipe serves 4 people. Roasted guava recipe ingredients 4...

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Prescient Fund Services Chenin Blanc Report 2025: Top 10

20 May 2025

Introduction This year’s Chenin Blanc Report convened by Winemag.co.za and sponsored by financial institution Prescient Fund Services is now out. There were 63 entries of single-variety Chenin Blanc and 15...

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Prescient Fund Services Shiraz Report 2025: Top 10

20 May 2025

Introduction This year’s Shiraz Report convened by Winemag.co.za and sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient is now out. There were 71 entries and these were tasted blind (labels out...

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Minority Report 2025: Top 8

1 April 2025

This year’s Minority Report convened by Winemag.co.za is now out. There were 103 entries (45 white wine and 58 red) and these were tasted blind (labels out of sight) by...

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