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The Wine Label Design Awards/Beer Label Design Awards 2019: Call for...
Entries for the fifth annual Wine Label Design Awards and the second annual Beer Label Design Awards are now open. The awards are proudly...
Winemag.co.za Top 25 Wines 2018
Editor Christian Eedes (left) selects his 25 most memorable wines of the year.
25. Donkiesbaai Rooiwijn 2017
24. Tokara Director’s Reserve White 2016
23. Groot Constantia Chardonnay...
Wine Reviews
Fairview The Grenaches
Sommelier-at-large Higgo Jacobs has collaborated with Fairview to produce The Grenaches, a Blanc and a Noir, tasting notes and ratings as follows:
Fairview Grenache Blanc...
Sijnn new releases
Sijnn, the project begun by David Trafford of De Trafford and partners in Malgas, has released dual vintages of its top-end red blend, the...
Wine News
Distell launches new premium wine company
Producer-wholesaler Distell has launched Libertas Vineyards and Estate as a new stand-alone company with ownership of all the premium wine brands.
This marks a shift...
Top wines of December 2018
Here are our six most highly rated wines of last month:
Kaapzicht The 1947 Chenin Blanc 2017 – 95/100 (read original review here)
Boplaas Gamka Branca...
Reports
Cape White Blend Report 2018
Winemag.co.za is pleased to present the third annual Cape White Blend Report – in order to be eligible, wines had to contain a significant...
Aerobotics Sauv-Sem Blend & Wooded Sauvignon Blanc Report 2018
Winemag.co.za is pleased to release the sixth annual Sauv-Sem Blend/Wooded Sauvignon Blanc Report now sponsored by precision agriculture service provider Aerobotics. There were 41...
Opinion and Analysis
Tim James: It’s time for Stellenbosch cab to lighten up
It must be a long time since Stellenbosch saw an ambitious cabernet sauvignon released at around 12.5% alcohol. Not to mention the wine having...
SA winemaker interview: Riandri Visser of Cape Point Vineyards
“This morning the cellar smelled like mussels and I could hear the ocean in the background,” says winemaker of Cape Point Vineyards, Riandri Visser....
Food
Restaurant review: Kaylee’s
Hillbrow circa 1978 was probably the last time I entered a comic book store. I have vague recollections of poor lighting, rush-matting and the...
Review: High Tea at Cellars-Hohenort
The Cellars-Hohenort Hotel shares an atmosphere with The Imperial Hotel in Delhi, India. A lush, 250-year-old garden surrounds imposing, colonial-era buildings. At tea-time on...
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