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Pinotage being a cross between Pinot Noir and Cinsault, it is always curious to me that it is typically the former rather than the latter that gets called to mind...
Things are looking good at the Cape Winemakers Guild. I suggested in my last column that there’s a renewed spirit of camaraderie and wine-excitement in the organisation. Having recently tasted...
There were a total of 134 entries in this year’s annual Amorim Méthode Cap Classique Challenge, results as follows: Overall winner, Best Museum Class Boschendal Jean Le Long Prestige Cuveé...
The 35th Nedbank CWG Auction is open to the public and will be held at the Spier Conference Centre outside Stellenbosch on Saturday, 5 October 2019 (buyer registration closes on...
The Steytler family have farmed Kaapzicht in Bottelary, Stellenbosch since 1946 and it’s gladdening to see the enthusiasm and, yes, passion that fourth generation Danie Jnr now brings to bear...
In conjunction with multinational financial services company Prescient, Winemag.co.za is pleased to announce the ninth annual Chardonnay Report. Wines will be tasted blind by a three-person panel consisting of Christian...
The results of the SA judging sessions of the International Wine and Spirits Competition 2019 have been announced. Local wines winning gold (95+ on the 100-point scale) are as follows:...
A stone’s throw away from the glamorous Steenberg Winery there is a corkscrew in a gallery. In fact, there are three, similar in shape, but of different sizes, from sideboard...
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I was recently privileged to be a guest at one of the amazing tastings that the Cape Winemakers Guild members regularly put on for each other – in this case...
My friend’s husband is a chef. “He’d love this,” she says. “It’s what he’s always going on about: Just a few tables, nothing fancy, a short menu, but everything is...
The inaugural Shiraz Report is now out. 83 entries were received from 67 producers for this year’s competition. These were tasted blind (labels out of sight) by the three-person panel,...
The fourth annual Signature Red Blend Report, featuring wines distinctive of their originators, is now out. 58 entries were received from 42 producers for this year’s competition. These were tasted...
Results of the Best Value Chenin Blanc Tasting aimed at finding the best examples of this variety costing between R60 and R120 a bottle are now out. The top five...
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