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Vilafonté new releases

24 January 2025

The 2022 harvest for Paarl property Vilafonté was delayed, picking nine days later than normal. How has this impacted on the resulting wines? Both Series C and Series M don’t...

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SA wine exports 2024

23 January 2025

Generic export body Wines of South Africa (WOSA) reports that the total volume South African wine exports was 306.2 million litres in 2024, this figure “virtually unchanged” compared to the...

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Klein Amoskuil new releases

23 January 2025

Klein Amoskuil is the Swartland property acquired by Charles Back in 1997, the wines from here for a long while appearing under the Spice Route label but recently given their...

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Glen Carlou Merlot 1989

20 January 2025

Glen Carlou in Paarl was originally a partnership between Walter Finlayson, who previously had made a name for himself at Blaauwklippen, and Johannesburg advertising executive Graham de Villiers – vines...

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Vergelegen Heritage Range new releases

17 January 2025

Since Luke O’Cuinneagain joined Helderberg property Vergelegen from Glenelly in 2022, there has been some rationalisation of the offering, most notably the Reserve versions of both the Sauvignon Blanc and...

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10-Year-Old Wine Report 2025: Call for entries

13 January 2025

One of the most important measures of great wine is that it should be age-worthy and with this in mind, Winemag.co.za is running the ninth annual 10-Year-Old Wine Report. Producers...

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Absa Top 10 Pinotage 2008 revisited

16 January 2025

Jancis Robinson MW once made the observation that “Perhaps the top 10 per cent of all reds and five per cent of all whites (and those are generous estimates) will...

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Top wines of December 2024

6 January 2025

Here are our 11 most highly rated wines of last month: Oldenburg Una V Chardonnay 2023 – 97 (read original review here) Boplaas Cape Vintage Reserve 2021 – 96 (read...

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Danie Steytler of Kaapzicht dies

5 January 2025

Danie Steytler Senior of Stellenbosch property Kaapzicht died today from cancer at the age of 72. Steytler matriculated at Paul Roos Gymnasium before pursuing studies in agriculture. What is today...

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Opinion & Analysis

Michael Fridjhon: Wine industry investment in transformation – is it paying off?

22 January 2025

Transformation is a much used and much abused word in South Africa. The moment it enters a discussion it acquires a peculiar invulnerability. Simply to interrogate the merit of a...

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Editorial: Five red wines for the medium haul

21 January 2025

“What four reds,” asked my brother James, “did you encounter last year which are drinking well now and might be better in five years or even longer, and were made...

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Recipes

Recipe: Chilli con carne

2 December 2024

A Tex-Mex classic that’s great for casual entertaining. Yield This recipe serves 4 people. Chilli con carne recipe ingredients 400g red kidney beans, soaked in cold water overnight 2 tbsp...
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Prescient Rosé Report 2024: Top 10

4 December 2024

Introduction This year’s Rosé Report convened by Winemag.co.za and sponsored by global financial services company Prescient is now out. There were 44 entries from 39 producers and these were tasted...

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Prescient Old Vine Report 2024: Top 10

5 November 2024

Introduction This year’s Old Vine Report sponsored by global financial services company Prescient is now out. There were 58 entries received from 47 producers and these were tasted blind (labels...

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Prescient Best Wines South Africa 2024

18 October 2024

Introduction Winemag.co.za reviewed a total of 719 wines across 13 categories in its various reports sponsored by global financial services company Prescient over the course of the year. Each report...
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