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Opinion & Analysis

Editorial: South African wine has a South Africa problem

14 September 2026

Mike Ratcliffe of Vilafonté recently posted a fascinating account of a trip to Belgium, Switzerland and Canada. His key insights: fine wine remains commercially viable when buyers are engaged and...

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Tim James: The impossible task of picking SA’s Top 10 Chenins

14 September 2026

Have we hacks all written enough, not to say ad nauseum, about the glories of the Cape’s chenin blancs? I can’t think I have much more to say about it,...

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Moya Meaker new releases

14 September 2026

Moya Meaker (Miss South Africa 1959) is the mother of Genevieve Curl, who is married to Canadian wine entrepreneur David Curl. When the Curls acquired their Elgin property, Habibi Farm,...

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Newstead Cap Classique Blanc de Blancs 2018

11 September 2026

Doug and Sue Lund established Lund Family Vineyards outside Plettenberg Bay, with the first wine under their Newstead label appearing in 2012, made by Anton Smal, formerly of Villiera, who...

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Damascene new releases

9 September 2026

Jean Smit of Damascene combines technical precision with unusual creative inspiration. Add the now well-documented advantages afforded by the 2025 vintage, and the resulting set of wines is staggeringly good...

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Old Vine Report 2026: Call for entries

7 September 2026

Entries for the third annual Old Vine Report are now open – wines must be made from Certified Heritage Vineyards (vines that are 35 years and older vines registered with...

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Hartenberg Sacred Soil 2023

8 September 2026

Sacred Soil 2023 from Stellenbosch property Hartenberg is the first South African wine to carry the Land to Market seal, assuring that the grapes are sourced from vineyards scientifically verified...

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Burgundy dominates the world’s most expensive wines

4 September 2026

Burgundy’s dominance at the top end of the fine-wine market is extraordinary. Investment platform WineCap’s 2026 ranking of the 25 most expensive wines contains 24 Burgundies, with only Domaine Jean-Louis...

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Top wines of August 2026

1 September 2026

Here are our seven most highly rated wines of last month: Mullineux Granite Eikelaan Chenin Blanc 2025 – 98 (read original review here) Botanica Mary Delany Chenin Blanc 2024 –...

Opinion & Analysis

Podcast: The Cold Soak – the month in SA wine reviewed

10 September 2026

Introducing The Cold Soak, a podcast where we take a look at what’s been happening in South African wine – new releases, industry chatter, bold moves and questionable decisions. Hosted...

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Greg Sherwood MW: Why young people are ditching fine wine

9 September 2026

The fine wine market has long consoled itself with a comforting explanation for its generational problem: prices are simply too high, and this keeps younger, less wealthy consumers on the...

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Opinion & Analysis

Tim James: Capaia – the wine dream that went bust

9 September 2026

There’s a good chance that younger readers of this website will not even have heard (vaguely, perhaps?) of Capaia, a fairly large wine estate in the Philadelphia ward (even heard...

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Recipes

Recipe: Tofu, tat soi and shimeji mushroom stir-fry

1 September 2026

Delicious served with steamed rice. Serves 4 Ingredients: 3 tbsp (45ml) sunflower oil 400g tofu, drained and patted dry with absorbent paper 60g shimeji mushrooms, cleaned ¼ cup (60ml) ginger,...
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Reports

Aspiring Top Drop Awards 2026: 22 wines delivering exceptional value

4 September 2026

We tasted 92 wines retailing for R120 or less. Twenty-two scored 91 points or higher, qualifying them to carry the Top Drop sticker. From these, we've selected 10 standout buys...

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Prescient Fund Services Pinotage Report 2026: Top 10

23 June 2026

Introduction This year’s Pinotage Report sponsored by financial services company Prescient Fund Services is now out. There were 45 entries from 29 producers and these were tasted blind (labels out...

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Prescient Fund Services Signature Red Blend Report 2026: Top 10

23 June 2026

Introduction This year’s Signature Red Blend Report sponsored by financial services company Prescient Fund Services is now out. There were 55 entries from 45 producers and these were tasted blind...

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