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Top wines of November 2023

1 December 2023

Here are our seven most highly rated wines of last month: Testalonga Cortez Chenin Blanc  2023 – 98/100 (read original review here) Kanonkop Black Label Pinotage   2021 – 97/100 (read...

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Meerendal new releases

1 December 2023

Wade Roger-Lund, previously of Jordan, became winemaker and general manager at Durbanville property Meerendal during the middle of last year and his first wines are starting to reach the market....

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Yerden Eksteen Nosotros Malbec 2021

1 December 2023

Yerden Eksteen Nosotros Malbec 2021, which won bronze at this year’s Label Design Awards sponsored by Rotolabel, is named for winemaking couple Sol Yerden of Argentina and Pieter Willem Eksteen...

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Shannon new releases

30 November 2023

Shannon Vineyards in Elgin is a pretty crack team – James Downes has become one of the country’s leading viticulturists while older brother Stuart, who handles marketing, is part of...

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Steel new releases

29 November 2023

Jason Steel continues to have a blast making his small-batch wines, a Chenin Blanc now joining his Colombard. Tasting notes and ratings as follows: Steel Colombard 2022Price: R225Grapes from a...

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Lismore new releases

28 November 2023

That Samantha O’Keefe of Lismore, who lost home, cellar and most of her vineyards to fire in late 2019, continues to make such accomplished wines is truly remarkable. New to...

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Poll: The top 20 South African wineries

28 November 2023

Here is the latest list of South Africa’s top 20 wineries as voted for by a panel of 25 wine professionals: Sadie Family Wines Alheit Mullineux Kanonkop Savage 6.= Boekenhoutskloof...

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Poll: The top five South African wineries

27 November 2023

A poll of 25 selected wine professionals has put Sadie Family Wines way ahead as South Africa’s top winery. Voters were asked to name their top five wineries and to...

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Malu Lambert: SA Riesling – is it going anywhere?

1 December 2023

What is white, aromatic and has a characteristically high acidity? Likely, you would have answered sauvignon blanc, South Africa’s most popular white wine by a country mile. Riesling not being...

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Greg Sherwood MW: The ever-evolving face of SA fine wine

30 November 2023

While the SA Top 20 Wineries poll conducted by Winemag might be considered a slightly colloquial bit of local South African wine trade fun, the results have interestingly also caught...

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Eat Out Woolworths Restaurant Awards 2023

20 November 2023

This year’s Eat Out Woolworths Restaurant Awards were announced last night. Using the star-rating system introduced in 2022, the winners were as follows: 1-Star Restaurants Acid Food & Wine Bar...
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Label Design Awards 2023: Results

15 November 2023

Results of this year’s Label Design Awards for Wine, Beer and Spirits proudly sponsored by self-adhesive label supplier Rotolabel, with Avery Dennison, Kemtek|HP Indigo and Synchron in a secondary capacity...

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Prescient Best Wines South Africa 2023

27 October 2023

Introduction Winemag.co.za reviewed a total of 677 wines across 12 categories in its various reports sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient over the course of the year. Each report...

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Prescient Chardonnay Report 2023: Top 10

27 October 2023

Introduction This year’s Chardonnay Report convened by Winemag.co.za and sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient is now out. There were 80 entries from 59 producers and these were tasted...
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