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Badger & Mountain Syrah Mantra 2020

30 July 2021

Adrian Strydom is giving up his clothing business to pursue his own wine label called Badger & Mountain, a percentage of sales going to the Endangered Wildlife Trust to help...

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The Test Kitchen closes

29 July 2021

Cape Town restaurant The Test Kitchen, number two in the Top 10 at the 2019 Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards, is set to close. Last service will be on Thursday,...

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Harry Hartman new releases

29 July 2021

Harry Hartman Wine Co., the collaboration between Cape Town businessman and wine enthusiast Marcel Hartman and graphic designer Sean “Harry” Harrison, have some smart new releases, tasting notes and ratings...

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Painted Wolf Mourvèdre 2019

28 July 2021

Single-variety Mourvèdre is nothing if not esoteric but there are a few brave souls that make it, Sebastian Beaumont of Beaumont in Bot River and Jeremy Borg of Painted Wolf...

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Black Elephant Vintners The Dark Side of the Vine Semillon 2017

27 July 2021

While the 2015 vintage of The Dark Side of the Vine Semillon from Black Elephant Vintners was staggeringly good, I recall being somewhat nonplussed as to how very oxidative the...

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Prescient Shiraz Report 2021: Call for entries

26 July 2021

Entries for the third annual Shiraz Report 2021 sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient are now open. Winemag.co.za will be generating a number of category reports throughout the year...

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Rall new releases

26 July 2021

In these troubled times, wine provides solace and what solace to be had from the new releases from Donovan Rall. Tasting notes and ratings as follows (prices to be confirmed):...

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Spier appoints Johan Jordaan as head winemaker

15 July 2021

The Stellenbosch-based cellar Spier has announced the appointment of Johan Jordaan as head winemaker. He succeeds Frans Smit, who has now taken on the role of Spier’s managing director. Jordaan...

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Coronavirus regulations: Alcohol ban extended

12 July 2021

Alert Level 4 restrictions in South Africa were last night extended for another 14 days, the sale of alcohol is still prohibited. The curfew from 21h00 to 04h00 remains in...

Opinion & Analysis

SA wine history: Was Simonsig Kaapse Vonkel really our first bottle-fermented bubbly?

28 July 2021

Corks are popping this year as South Africa celebrates half a century of bottle-fermented sparkling wine, with Cap Classique producers universally embracing the story that Simonsig’s first vintage of Kaapse...

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Greg Sherwood MW: Wine industry transformation and historical context

28 July 2021

I suspect those of us in the international wine trade nearing our 50s or indeed already in our early to mid-50s will form the core of a specific group of...

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50 Next recognizes Capetonian Leah Bessa as food and drink leader

5 May 2021

The organisation behind The World’s 50 Best Restaurants has unveiled the first edition of 50 Next, a list of young people shaping the future of gastronomy. 700 candidates were considered...

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Prescient Minority Report 2021: Niche Red Varieties Top 10

21 July 2021

Introduction This year’s Minority Report convened by winemag.co.za and sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient is to be released sequentially - part two featuring niche red varieties now out....

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Prescient Minority Report 2021: Niche White Varieties Top 10

20 July 2021

Introduction This year’s Minority Report convened by winemag.co.za and sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient is to be released sequentially - part one featuring niche white varieties now out....

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Prescient Merlot Report 2021: Top 10

22 June 2021

Introduction This year’s Merlot Report sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient is now out. There were 55 entries received from 45 producers and these were tasted blind (labels out...

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