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Patatsfontein Steen 2021

21 January 2022

Reenen Borman of Patatsfontein relates the Montagu Chenin Blanc vineyard that supplies grapes for the wine is small and therefore affords only pick making the timing of that pick crucial....

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Wine Judging Academy 2022: Applications open

20 January 2022

Leading wine critic Michael Fridjhon will again be running his wine judging academy from Tuesday 29 March to Thursday 31 March at the Cullinan Hotel in Cape Town. The cost...

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Boekenhoutskloof Syrah 2018

20 January 2022

The defining character of the Syrah from Boekenhoutskloof seems to have become a certain fluency, the wildness of the Swartland tamed and made palatable for those of delicate sensibilities. Four-fifths...

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At se Rooi 2018

19 January 2022

At se Wyn is a range of wines conceived by Stephan Niehaus, winemaker being Christa Von La Chevallerie of Huis van Chevallerie and the labels featuring paintings  by Paternoster-based artist...

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Fuselage Staggerwing Old Vines Cinsault 2020

18 January 2022

Danie Morkel is part of the family that owns Diemerskraal airfield between Wellington and Malmesbury and hence his wine label being called Fuselage. Morkel, who is also involved in the...

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Rijk’s Barrel Fermented Chenin Blanc 2018

17 January 2022

Rijk’s Private Cellar in Tulbagh attracted much acclaim when it launched in the early 2000s but now seems happier to adopt a much lower profile in the marketplace. That said,...

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Change of cellarmaster at Graham Beck

18 January 2022

Cap Classique producer Graham Beck has announced the appointment of Pierre de Klerk as cellarmaster with effect from 1 January this year. De Klerk succeeds industry icon Pieter Ferreira who...

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Top wines of December 2021

3 January 2022

Here are five most highly rated wines of last month: Lismore Estate Reserve Chardonnay2020 – 97/100 (read original review here) Testalonga El Bandito Cortez Chenin Blanc 2021 – 97/100 (read...

Opinion & Analysis

Michael Fridjhon: Making sense of SA wine prices

19 January 2022

At least once a year there's a rant about stratospheric wine prices. It is usually book-ended by stories about how Cape wines are too cheap for the industry to remain...

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Opinion & Analysis

Tim James: Some hugely impressive older sauvignon blancs from Klein Constantia

17 January 2022

I rather hate to admit it, but my most interesting and delightfully satisfying Cape wine of the last few weeks was a sauvignon blanc. A 2010. In fact two of...

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The Jordan Restaurant announces new head chef

10 December 2021

Chef Marthinus Ferreira, of dw eleven - 13 in Johannesburg, has been selected as head chef of The Jordan Restaurant in Stellenbosch from mid-April 2022. The signature restaurant will trade...

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Reports

Label Design Awards 2021: Results

3 December 2021

Results of this year’s Label Design Awards for Wine, Beer and Spirits proudly sponsored by self-adhesive label supplier Rotolabel, with Avery Dennison, Kemtek|HP Indigo and Synchron in a secondary capacity...

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The 20 Best Wines in South Africa 2021

12 November 2021

Introduction Winemag.co.za reviewed a total of 990 wines across 20 categories in its various reports sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient over the course of the year. Each report...

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Prescient Chardonnay Report 2021: Top 10

26 October 2021

Introduction This year’s Chardonnay Report convened by Winemag.co.za and sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient is now out. There were 93 entries from 67 producers and these were tasted...

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