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Opinion & Analysis

Greg Sherwood MW: What influence do wine journalists really have on consumers?

20 September 2024

In pure business terms, wine is a complicated, multi-dimensional product that is marketed and sold with the use of complex and varied marketing methods. It is at the same time...

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Michael Fridjhon: Does anybody still care about provenance?

19 September 2024

Just over fifty years ago the Department of Agriculture established South Africa’s wine of origin scheme. At the time our legislation was the most advanced of any of the New...

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Momento new releases

18 September 2024

Marelise Niemann has long championed Grenache Noir as being well suited to local growing conditions and her latest set of releases sees the inclusion of three new single site versions,...

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Intellego new releases

16 September 2024

If you like your wines “natural”, which is to say more funky than squeaky clean, the Swartland producer Jurgen Gouws is your man. Tasting notes and ratings for the new...

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Moya Meaker new releases

16 September 2024

Damascene, the Jean Smit-David Curl partnership, gets a lot of attention and rightfully so. The Moya Meaker wines, produced by the same team, are slightly less talked about but also...

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3 June 2022

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Prescient Old Vine Report 2024: Call for entries

8 August 2024

Entries for the inaugural Old Vine Report sponsored by global financial services company Prescient are now open - wines must be made from Certified Heritage Vineyards (vines that are 35...

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Announcing the Label Design Awards 2024: Wine & Beer

13 August 2024

Don’t miss the chance for your label and packaging to shine! Entries for the tenth annual Wine Label Design Awards and the seventh annual Beer Label Design Awards are now...

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Prescient Chardonnay Report 2024: Call for entries

24 August 2024

Entries for the Chardonnay Report 2024 sponsored by global financial services company Prescient are now open. Winemag.co.za will be generating a number of category reports throughout the year – see...

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Prescient Cabernet Sauvignon Report 2024: Call for entries

24 August 2024

Entries for the Cabernet Sauvignon Report 2024 sponsored by global 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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Damascene new releases

13 September 2024

Damascene, the partnership between winemaker Jean Smit and David Curl, former owner of Bordeaux’s Chateau Gaby, appeared on the scene with its maiden-vintage 2018 wines, and has quickly established itself...

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New producer association called Organic Wines South Africa formed

13 September 2024

The formation of a new association called Organic Wines South Africa, and encompassing the core certified-organic wine producers in the country was announced on 4 September, the objectives being 1)...

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Announcing the Old Vine Experience 2024

10 September 2024

The inaugural Old Vine Experience takes place on 5 and 6 November at Ernie Els Wines in Stellenbosch – hosted by the Old Vine Project, a selection of wines from...

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Tim James: Alto rebuilds its reputation

16 September 2024

It seemed for a while we’d lost one of the Cape’s great wine estates – well, not so much the estate as the greatness. But, still happily located on the...

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Opinion & Analysis

Editorial: What comes after the 100-point system?

11 September 2024

The Platter’s South African Wine Guide was founded in 1980. Wine magazine, the forerunner of Winemag.co.za, in 1993. And the Tim Atkin South African Special Report in 2013. The question...

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Recipes

Recipe: Creamy chicken with ravioli and spinach

3 September 2024

This recipe for creamy chicken with ravioli and spinach makes for an easy weeknight supper meal. Use store-bought ravioli to make it even easier (either four cheese ravioli or spinach...
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Reports

Prescient Sauvignon Blanc Report 2024: Top 10

27 August 2024

Introduction This year’s Sauvignon Blanc Report convened by Winemag.co.za and sponsored by global financial services company Prescient is now out. There were 98 examples of single-variety Sauvignon Blanc and 20...

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Prescient Cape Bordeaux Red Blend Report 2024: Top 10

27 August 2024

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 64 entries from 57 producers and...

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Prescient Pinotage Report 2024: Top 10

16 July 2024

Introduction This year’s Pinotage Report sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient is now out. There were 46 entries received from 27 producers and these were tasted blind (labels out...
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