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Opinion & Analysis

Malu Lambert: Cap Classique surges at home but can it win abroad?

11 December 2025

Turning 21 is a coming-of-age. It feels fitting, then, that Silverthorn is marking 21 years since its maiden vintage: The Green Man Blanc de Blanc 2004. The boutique Cap Classique...

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Greg Sherwood MW: As Bordeaux unravels, Burgundy confronts hard truths of its own

10 December 2025

“For centuries Burgundy has produced some of the finest wines in the world, wines steeped in tradition and praised wherever wine is drunk.” It was with these words that Anthony...

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Three new Cape Winemakers Guild members announced

10 December 2025

The Cape Winemakers Guild (CWG) welcomes three new members, as well as a new chairman on board for 2026. Danie Steytler from Kaapzicht Wine Estate, Graham Weerts from Capensis, and...

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TSW new releases

10 December 2025

The TSW tier from Trizanne Barnard of Trizanne Signature Wines might well be viewed as a “summer survival pack” – wines that won’t offend the wine-obsessed, won’t alienate the casually...

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Lismore new releases

9 December 2025

American-born Samantha O’Keefe arrived in South Africa in 2000, founded Lismore three years later and promptly put Greyton on the fine-wine map. In 2019, a devastating fire razed her home,...

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3 June 2022

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Angus Paul new releases

8 December 2025

Angus Paul, 31, released his first wine under his own label in 2021. With previous stints at Alheit, Mullineux and Reyneke, it has always seemed that he was a winemaker...

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Achim von Arnim: 1945 – 2025

10 December 2025

Achim von Arnim, pioneering Franschhoek winegrower and founder of Haute Cabrière and Pierre Jourdan, died on Monday, 8 December, at the age of 80. After studying at Geisenheim in Germany,...

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Top wines of November 2025

1 December 2025

Here are the 14 wines to rate 95+ last month: Mullineux Roundstone Blanc White blend 2023 – 98 (read original review here) Mullineux Granite Jakkalsfontein Shiraz/Syrah 2023 – 98 (read...

Opinion & Analysis

Jamie Goode: Kiss the dirt – the truth about what makes great wine

9 December 2025

One of the biggest changes in viticulture over the last decade has been an increasing interest in what happens under the surface of the soil. We used to see vineyard...

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Tim James: Rooibos-preserved wine? Checkers thinks it’s the next big thing

8 December 2025

The notification of sulphitic presence on (nearly all) bottles of wine is, more than anything useful, a sign of lurking prohibitionist tendences on the part of governments around the world....

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Editorial: Why wine scores will be around a while longer

1 December 2025

Talk to anyone in the wine world and you’ll hear the same refrain: wine scoring is under pressure. Winemaking competency means there are increasingly fewer substandard wines. Tastes are more...

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Recipes

Recipe: Carrot salad with apple & celery

1 December 2025

A great accompaniment to a braai. Yield This recipe serves 4 people. Carrot salad recipe ingredients Salad 2 carrots, peeled and grated 1 bunch celery, washed and finely sliced 15g...

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Reports

Cap Classique Report 2025: Top Five

4 December 2025

Introduction The Cap Classique Report 2025 is now out. There were 38 entries received from 27 producers and these were tasted blind (labels out of sight) by a three-person panel,...

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Rosé Report 2025: Top Three

4 December 2025

Introduction The Rosé Report 2025 is now out. There were 40 entries received from 38 producers and these were tasted blind (labels out of sight) by a three-person panel, scoring...

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Sweet Wine & Fortifieds Report 2025: Top Wines

4 December 2025

Introduction The Sweet Wine & Fortifieds Report 2025 is now out. Wines were tasted blind (labels out of sight) by a three-person panel, scoring done according to the 100-point quality...
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