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Luddite new releases

26 September 2026

Luddite’s Niels and Penny Verburg have been making wine in Bot River since 2000, with daughter Alice joining them in 2017. They live by the dictum, “Technology and mechanization will...

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Radford Dale Organic new releases

25 September 2026

Since acquiring Elgin Ridge in 2021, Radford Dale has been steadily developing its organic property in Elgin – the 2025 vintage of Semillon, for instance, is the last as it...

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Greg Sherwood MW: 2021 – the Cape’s next great Cab vintage

25 September 2026

If you have been following numerous wine commentators and wine social media accounts of late, you would have found it pretty difficult to miss all the debates comparing the 2015...

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Vinum new releases

26 September 2026

The latest Vinum releases from Radford Dale offer a consistent combination of purity, freshness and restraint, with fruit sourced mainly from Stellenbosch but also further afield where appropriate. At R209...

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Radford Dale Terroir Selection new releases

22 September 2026

The 2025 harvest was the first that Petroné Thomas was fully in charge of production at Radford Dale (after the departure of Jacques de Klerk to become managing director of...

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

16 September 2026

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

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NFB Old Vine Report 2026: Call for entries

23 September 2026

Entries for the third annual Old Vine Report are now open, with NFB Private Wealth Management, established in 1985, joining as sponsor. Wines must be made from Certified Heritage Vineyards...

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Diemersdal Prospect new releases

18 September 2026

The new Prospect range from Durbanville property Diemersdal consists of experimental wines, the production team’s research-and-development projects made commercially available. While the wines look to the future, each new release...

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Burgundy dominates the world’s most expensive wines

4 September 2026

Burgundy’s dominance at the top end of the fine-wine market is extraordinary. Investment platform WineCap’s 2026 ranking of the 25 most expensive wines contains 24 Burgundies, with only Domaine Jean-Louis...

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Top wines of August 2026

1 September 2026

Here are our seven most highly rated wines of last month: Mullineux Granite Eikelaan Chenin Blanc 2025 – 98 (read original review here) Botanica Mary Delany Chenin Blanc 2024 –...

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Tim James: America has discovered Chenin. Again.

21 September 2026

Something like “The Great Chenin Blanc Renaissance” has been a common article title here for a few decades now. But the one published recently on Wine-searcher was primarily about America. There,...

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Podcast: The Cold Soak – CWG special edition

17 September 2026

Introducing The Cold Soak, a podcast where we take a look at what’s been happening in South African wine – new releases, industry chatter, bold moves and questionable decisions. Hosted...

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Michael Fridjhon: The great wine shakeout

16 September 2026

The world of wine is shrinking. Pretty much in every country – with very few exceptions – more vines are being removed than replaced. Less wine is being drunk, and...

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Luke Dale Roberts takes fine dining to the Kalahari

18 September 2026

Luke Dale Roberts has opened Boscia at Tswalu Kalahari, a new fine-dining restaurant built beneath a century-old farmhouse on the 118,000-hectare reserve. Dale Roberts, formerly of The Test Kitchen, is...
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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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