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SA wine history: It’s time Constantia acknowledged Colijn

28 October 2021

Johannes Colijn is the man who put Constantia wine on the international map in the 1720s. I’ve written about him previously (see here) but to recap very briefly: he acquired...

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Klein Constantia Vin de Constance 2018

27 October 2021

Klein Constantia winemaker Matt Day describes the newly released 2018 vintage of Vin de Constance as a little lighter than the preceding 2017 vintage and hence closer to the style...

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Greg Sherwood MW: The eight factors determining wine brand appeal

27 October 2021

With Autumn well and truly in the air and the onset of winter just around the corner here in the UK, the wine industry is gearing up for another very...

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Saurwein Chi Riesling 2021

25 October 2021

The quality that South African Riesling typically lacks most often is a certain clarity of fruit compared to the best examples made in the Northern Hemisphere but the 2021 vintage...

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Draaiboek Onskuld Chardonnay 2020

21 October 2021

Onskuld Chardonnay 2020 from the negociant operation Draaiboek Wines has been popping up on social media of late so I was intrigued to try a bottle. Grapes are from Hemel-en-Aarde...

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Announcing the Label Design Awards 2021: Wine – Beer – Spirits

1 October 2021

Don’t miss the chance for your label and packaging to shine! Entries for the seventh annual Wine Label Design Awards, the fourth annual Beer Label Design Awards and second annual...

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Label Design Awards 2021: Wine – Call for entries

Proudly Sponsored by Rotolabel, in association with Avery Dennison, Synchron, Kemtek and HP. Important Dates Deadline for submission of entry forms AND payment of entry...

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Label Design Awards 2021: Beer – Call for entries

Proudly Sponsored by Rotolabel, in association with Avery Dennison, Synchron, Kemtek and HP. Important Dates Deadline for submission of entry forms AND payment of entry...

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Label Design Awards 2021: Spirits – Call for entries

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Restless River new releases

20 October 2021

From film and visual effects to farming, there can be few career reinventions as dramatic as that undertaken by Craig Wessels. Today, he and his wife Anne tend Upper Hemel-en-Aarde...

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Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction 2021 sales figures

5 October 2021

Total sale amounted to just under R9.9 million at the 37th Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction conducted online by Bonhams this past Saturday, 1 734 cases (6 x 750ml) fetching...

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Introducing Spittoon Saloon – a wine talk show unlike any other

5 October 2021

Can wine-related video be worth watching? Over the next few weeks, we’re going to meet some of South Africa’s most celebrated wine people. And some who aren’t celebrated enough. We’ll...

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Spittoon Saloon – Episode 3

25 October 2021

Introducing our new talk show called “Spittoon Saloon“. In episode 3, host James Bisset talks to Kiara Scott, winemaker at Brookdale in Paarl, about her long-time enthusiasm for dance and...

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Opinion & Analysis

Tim James: Renewal and stability comes to Lammershoek

25 October 2021

Some wineries go through troubled times, with much chopping and changing, before they settle down with an established wine aesthetic and – often it seems to be the vital element...

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The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2021

5 October 2021

The World’s 50 Best Restaurant Awards 2021 have been announced in Antwerp, Belguim with Wolfgat in Paternoster, placing 50th. Noma in Copenhagen, Denmark placed first. Earlier in the year, FYN...

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Prescient Sauvignon Blanc Report 2021: Sauv-Sem Blends Top 10

13 October 2021

Introduction This year’s Sauvignon Blanc Report convened by Winemag.co.za and sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient is to be released sequentially. There were 125 entries in total and these...

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Prescient Sauvignon Blanc Report 2021: Wooded Top 10

12 October 2021

Introduction This year's Sauvignon Blanc Report convened by Winemag.co.za and sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient is to be released sequentially. There were 125 entries in total and these...

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Prescient Sauvignon Blanc Report 2021: Unwooded Top 10

11 October 2021

Introduction This year's Sauvignon Blanc Report convened by Winemag.co.za and sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient is to be released sequentially. There were 125 entries in total and these...
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