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Beaumont Hope Marguerite Chenin Blanc 2018

20 September 2019

Is there a top-end Chenin Blanc with a longer track record of excellence than Hope Marguerite from the Beaumont property in Bot River? First made in the late 1990s, the...

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Lionel Smit Studio Series #1 2017

20 September 2019

Lionel Smit is an artist, Bernhard Bredell a winemaker (his own label being Scions of Sinai) and this Grenache Blanc from Voor Paardeberg grapes is the product of their collaboration....

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Klein Constantia Vin de Constance 2015 vs 2016

19 September 2019

At the recent Cape Town lunch function to launch the 2016 vintage of Vin de Constance from Klein Constantia,  managing director Hans Astrom said “We’re making like they do in...

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Mooiplaas Bush Vines Chenin Blanc 2019

18 September 2019

The Houmoed vineyard on Mooiplaas in Stellenbosch, 2ha in size and planted in 1972, supplies grapes for both an unwooded wine designated simply as “Bush Vines” as well as a...

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Bon Courage Jacques Bruére Blanc de Blancs 2011

16 September 2019

Bon Courage in Robertson has well-established credentials when it comes to the production of Méthode Cap Classique, this cellar having won the Amorim Cap Classique Challenge twice before, the Jacques...

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Prescient Chardonnay Report 2019: Call for entries

9 September 2019

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...

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Malu Lambert of SA wins at the Louis Roederer International Wine Writers’ Awards 2019

19 September 2019

Malu Lambert, local freelance journalist and occasional contributor to this site, has won the title of Montblanc Emerging Wine Writer of the Year Award at this year’s Louis Roederer International...

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Greg Sherwood MW: Reasons to feel bullish about SA fine wine

18 September 2019

September 2019 has been a highly significant month for the South African wine industry. Not only did London’s buyers get treated to one of the most exciting and dynamic wine...

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SA wine history: The resurrection of Constantia sweet wine

17 September 2019

This week Klein Constantia celebrated three decades of Vin de Constance with the launch of its 2016 vintage – and a taste of its maiden 1986. First a disclaimer: it...

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Restaurant review: Popeyes, Sandton City

17 September 2019

English comedian Stephen Fry, once said that the joy of 70s supergroup ABBA was: “That they were far, far, better than they needed to be. There was a dedicated pursuit...

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Tonnellerie Saint Martin Pinot Noir Report 2019

17 September 2019

In conjunction with Tonnellerie Saint Martin, Winemag.co.za is pleased to release the third annual Pinot Noir Report. There were 35 entries from 24 producers for this year’s competition. The line-up...

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Shiraz Report 2019

20 August 2019

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,...

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Signature Red Blend Report 2019

30 July 2019

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...

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