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Opinion & Analysis

Dan Nicholl: How much of an influence is Greece set to be on SA wine?

16 August 2022

2040: it’s been quite a year for South African wine. Diemersdal releases a 2041 sauvignon blanc, early even by their swift standards. Greg Sherwood officially proclaims his first 101-point wine...

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Intellego new releases

16 August 2022

The wines of Jurgen Gouws under the Intellego label are a “celebration of hard work done in the vineyards”. He works with small pockets of land across the Swartland and...

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Tim James: How much do (and should) winemakers matter?

15 August 2022

We all – winemakers too – seem to blithely agree that great wines are made in the vineyard. So why so much attention to what happens in the cellar? When...

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Bloemcool new releases

15 August 2022

Fairview bill Bloemcool as their “most esoteric range of wines” and the handmade labels are implanted with real cauliflower seeds. Tasting notes and ratings for two new releases as follows:...

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Raats current releases

12 August 2022

Many producers insist that they will declassify their pinnacle wines in lesser vintages but never do. Bruwer Raats and Gavin Slabbert of Raats Family, however, were true to their word...

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3 June 2022

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Bruwer Vintners new releases

10 August 2022

B Vintners is now Bruwer Vinters, the wines made by Gavin Bruwer Slabbert and Bruwer Raats and while this label has previously been a counterpoint to Raats Family Wines in...

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Top wines of July 2022

1 August 2022

Here are our six most highly rated wines of last month: David & Nadia Skaliekop Chenin Blanc 2021 – 98/100 (read original review here)     Rall Ava Syrah 2021 - 98...

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Glenelly appoints Dirk van Zyl as winemaker

23 July 2022

Glenelly in Stellenbosch has announced the appointment of Dirk van Zyl as new head winemaker. He succeeds Luke O'Cuinneagain who moved to Vergelegen earlier in the year. Van Zyl was...

Opinion & Analysis

Greg Sherwood MW: The next generation of site-specific wines

11 August 2022

One of the most intriguing stories among European winemaking families to hit the airwaves in the past decade or more has surely got to be the split between the Côte-Rôtie...

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Opinion & Analysis

Tim James: Why do winemakers move?

11 August 2022

The decisions of other people – especially those we scarcely know – are always pretty strange, I suppose, by definition. Because they’re made according to principles and personal histories that...

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The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2022

19 July 2022

The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2022 sponsored by Pellegrino & Acqua Panna were announced in London last night with Fyn in Cape Town placing 37th. Geranium in Copenhagen placed first....

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Prescient Sauvignon Blanc Report 2022: Top 10

10 August 2022

Introduction This year’s Sauvignon Blanc Report convened by Winemag.co.za and sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient is now out. Entries were as follows: 94 examples of single-variety Sauvignon Blanc;...

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Prescient Cape Bordeaux Red Blend Report 2022: Top 10

10 August 2022

Introduction This year’s Cape Bordeaux Red Blend Report convened by Winemag.co.za and sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient is now out. There were 55 entries from 42 producers and...

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Prescient Signature Red Blend Report 2022: Top 10

28 June 2022

Introduction This year’s Signature Red Blend Report convened by Winemag.co.za and sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient is now out. There were 61 entries from 47 producers and these...

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