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Banele Vakele began working as assistant winemaker at Savage Wines in 2019, and his time alongside Duncan Savage has clearly been formative. His wines have shown steady progression, with the...
By now, readers must surely be tiring of hearing about the trials and tribulations of the Bordeaux En-primeur 2024 campaign. I know I certainly am. While the campaign rattles clumsily...
Poppy Syrah 2022 is a once-off bottling from the acclaimed Lukas van Loggerenberg, grapes sourced from a Polkadraai Hills vineyard just below the one that supplies the highly-rated Graft. Winemaking...
“Living legend” is a much-abused term, but in the case of May de Lencquesaing, it hardly seems an overstatement. She inherited Château Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande in Pauillac in 1978,...
Stellenbosch property Meerlust celebrates 50 years of bottling under its own label this year. Though viticulture began here in 1693, the first Meerlust wine – Cabernet Sauvignon – was made...
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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...
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...
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...
The Foundry was established in 2001 by former Meerlust winemaker Chris Williams, driven by a desire to explore the emerging potential of Rhône varieties in local conditions. “I was intrigued...
Here are the 16 most highly rated wines of last month: Scions of Sinai Granietsteen Chenin Blanc 2024 – 98 (read original review here) Storm Ridge Chardonnay 2024 – 97...
The International Vine and Wine Organisation (OIV) yesterday released statistics on production, consumption and trade from all producing and consuming nations (more than 180) to create a snapshot of the...
Unfortunately, I can’t give my financial advisor much to do, but Peter Hawker is a serious wine lover and we have stuff other than money to chat about. Recently he...
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Regular readers of this column will know that I am a firm proponent of regular exercise as part of a healthy lifestyle. At the same time, it is well documented,...
I mulled for over a month on how best to respond to Christian Eedes’s editorial published on 17 March and headed “The Great Divide - Cape Town vs. Johannesburg market...
For the past 25 years, Qunu restaurant at the Saxon Hotel, Johannesburg has set the standard for Gauteng gourmet glamour. A recent collaboration with African Foodways Productions, and Leeu Passant...
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...
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...
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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