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Book now for the PFS Winter Series 2026 public tasting – Cape Town

8 June 2026

Please join Winemag.co.za for a walk-around tasting of the top performing wines in PFS Winter Series 2026. Discover the best of our newly bundled seasonal reports. Featured categories are: Pinotage...

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Crystallum new releases

8 June 2026

Crystallum, where Peter-Allan Finlayson is chief winemaker, was founded in 2007 when it produced just over four thousand bottles of Sauvignon Blanc. The following vintage saw the introduction of Pinot...

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Brocha One Man Band 2022

5 June 2026

After an informal dinner at Noop in Paarl during evaluations for this year’s Investec Trophy Wine Show, a few of my fellow local judges and I took it upon ourselves...

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Thorne & Daughters new releases

4 June 2026

John Seccombe of Thorne & Daughters characterises 2025 as a “pristine, elegant” vintage, shaped by conditions that allowed greater deliberation in picking decisions compared to 2024. In contrast, he suggests...

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Terracura new releases

29 May 2026

Terracura brandowner Michael Roets and winemaker Chris Groenewald (whose own label is Pounding Grape) are set to part ways but the collaboration is ending on a high, the 2025 Syrah...

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3 June 2022

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Bellevue new releases

28 May 2026

Bellevue in Stellenbosch occupies a singular place in South African wine history, the former owners, the Morkels, having planted some of the country’s oldest surviving Pinotage vineyards in the early...

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WWF marks 20 years of Cape wine conservation

4 June 2026

The  Conservation Champion programme facilitated by the South Africa office of independent organisation WWF recently celebrated two decades of formal conservation partnership within the local wine industry. The initiative now...

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Top wines of May 2026

1 June 2026

Here are our 19 most highly rated wines of last month: Glenelly Lady May Red blend 2021 – 98 (read original review here) Storm Ridge Pinot Noir 2024 – 98...

Opinion & Analysis

Editorial: Wine’s problem isn’t storytelling – it’s relevance

8 June 2026

The South African wine industry is deep in introspection, as it no doubt should be. At both the recent Wine Summit organised by industry body South Africa Wine and the...

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Greg Sherwood MW: Hazendal’s bold reset starts with Kiara Scott Farmer

3 June 2026

Stellenbosch stands as undoubtedly one of the most geographically blessed and storied wine regions in the world. Yet, even within this cradle of prime viticulture, modern day wine estates must...

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Jamie Goode: Wine tasting – are we making it up?

3 June 2026

How much of wine tasting is real - and how much is just your brain filling in the gaps? Are we detecting stable, objective properties in the glass or constructing...

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Recipes

Recipe: Grilled lamb rib chops with balsamic and honey glaze

1 June 2026

A recipe which makes shop-bought BBQ sauce redundant. Serves 4 Ingredients: 8-12 lamb rib chops 2 tbsp (30ml) olive oil salt and freshly ground pepper 4 sprigs of rosemary ½...
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iTOO Next Generation Awards 2026: Top 10

19 May 2026

Introduction Results of the this year’s Next Generation Awards sponsored by special risks insurance brand iTOO and convened by Winemag.co.za are live. The aim of this new competition is to...

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Prescient Fund Services Chenin Blanc Report 2026: Top 10

14 April 2026

Introduction This year’s Chenin Blanc Report convened by Winemag.co.za and sponsored by Prescient Fund Services is now out. There were 50 entries of single-variety Chenin Blanc and 18 Cape White...

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Prescient Fund Services Shiraz Report 2026: Top 10

14 April 2026

Introduction This year’s Shiraz Report convened by Winemag.co.za and sponsored by Prescient Fund Services is now out. There were 59 entries and these were tasted blind (labels out of sight)...
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