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Prescient Fund Services Chardonnay Report 2026: Top 10

6 October 2026

Introduction This year’s Chardonnay Report convened by Winemag.co.za and sponsored by Prescient Fund Services is now out. There were 54 entries from 41 producers and these were tasted blind (labels...

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Prescient Fund Services Cabernet Sauvignon Report 2026: Top 10

6 October 2026

Introduction This year’s Cabernet Sauvignon Report sponsored by Prescient Financial Services is now out. There were 71 entries received from 51 producers and these were tasted blind (labels out of...

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Prescient Fund Services Cape Bordeaux Red Blend Report 2026: Top 10

6 October 2026

Introduction This year’s Cape Bordeaux Red Blend Report sponsored by global financial services company Prescient is now out. There were 48 entries from 38 producers and these were tasted blind...

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Landskein new releases

6 October 2026

Tariro Masayiti, formerly of Springfontein in Stanford and, before that, Nederburg, embarked on a new project in 2022 in partnership with a close friend and a German family who had...

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Intellego new releases

5 October 2026

The affable Jurgen Gouws of Intellego is reluctant to have his wines scored, but accepts that it is what the market demands. His maiden vintage was 2009, and he says...

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Put your old vines to the test – final call

5 October 2026

Entries are now open for the third annual NFB Old Vine Report, informed by a blind tasting designed to identify the old-vine wines that perform most convincingly in the glass....

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Ennui Silver Lining Grenache 2025

2 October 2026

Previous vintages of Silver Lining Grenache, made under the Ennui label by Zevenwacht winemaker Hagen Viljoen, came from a Piekenierskloof vineyard planted in 2014. The 2025, however, is 50% from...

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Cape Winemakers Guild Auction 2026 sales figures

7 October 2026

The 42nd Cape Winemakers Guild Auction, held on 2 and 3 October, generated R18.22m in sales, up 5.9% on 2025. There were 2,220 cases sold, versus 1,912 last year, an...

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Top wines of September 2026

1 October 2026

Here are our seven most highly rated wines of last month: Damascene Stellenbosch Syrah 2025 – 99 (read original review here) Damascene Swartland Chenin Blanc 2025 – 98 (read original...

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Greg Sherwood MW: The evidence for 2021’s greatness keeps mounting

7 October 2026

In my previous Winemag column, I profiled a wonderful selection of 2021 Cabernet Sauvignons presented in London recently by the Cabernet Collective. Bordeaux-style blends are not normally included in these...

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Malu Lambert: Palomino – the grape that refused to die

6 October 2026

“It’s hellishly special in the fact that it’s own-rooted,” says Leon Coetzee, not known to mince words. Coetzee is referring to the 1962 vineyard that produces their Klein Karoo Palomino,...

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Tim James: Why do we drink? And why do I?

5 October 2026

We all drink alcohol, it’s surely fair to say (unless there are some teetotal voyeurs – liseurs? – readingthis; “we” being the readers, extended to “people generally”). But why? That’s...

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Recipe: Cape Malay chicken curry

1 October 2026

Serve with basmati rice and sambals. Yield This recipe serves 4 people. Cape Malay chicken curry recipe ingredients 1 tbsp (15ml) olive oil 1 onion, finely chopped 1 clove of...

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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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