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Meerlust Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

19 May 2025

Stellenbosch property Meerlust celebrates 50 years of bottling under its own label this year. Though viticulture began here in 1693, the first Meerlust wine – Cabernet Sauvignon – was made...

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Win tickets to the Wine Concepts Grape Escape Festival 2025

17 May 2025

Win a set of four tickets (worth R450 each) to Wine Concept’s fifth annual Grape Escape Wine Festival. Date: Thursday, 29 May 2025Time: 18h00 to 21h00Venue:  Moyo Restaurant, Kirstenbosch, Cape...

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The Foundry new releases

16 May 2025

The Foundry was established in 2001 by former Meerlust winemaker Chris Williams, driven by a desire to explore the emerging potential of Rhône varieties in local conditions. “I was intrigued...

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Minimalist current releases

12 May 2025

Sam Lambson founded Minimalist Wines in January 2018 with the intention of focusing solely on Syrah. He sources grapes from across the winelands, although operates out of a cellar situated...

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Boekenhoutskloof Syrah 2022

9 May 2025

Analysis is often deemed secondary to organoleptic impression in wine appreciation, but the relatively high pH of 3.94 in the 2022 Boekenhoutskloof Syrah is worth noting – it lends the...

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3 June 2022

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iTOO Next Generation Awards 2025: Call for entries

11 April 2025

The modern era of South African wine, now three decades in, has delivered remarkable gains in quality – but who will drive the next wave of progress? The Next Generation...

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Prescient Fund Services Pinotage Report 2025: Call for entries

5 May 2025

Entries for this year’s Pinotage Report sponsored by financial institution Prescient Fund Services are now open. Winemag.co.za will be generating a number of category reports throughout the year – see...

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Prescient Fund Services Signature Red Blend Report 2025: Call for entries

5 May 2025

Entries for this year's Signature Red Blend Report sponsored by financial institution Prescient Fund Services are now open, the focus being wines which are distinctive of their originators and draw...

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Kaapzicht Sonsteen Chenin Blanc 2024

7 May 2025

You get quite a lot of wine for your money with the 2024 vintage of Sonsteen Chenin Blanc from Kaapzicht in Stellenbosch. Sourced from a 1985 vineyard, this sees three...

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Top wines of April 2025

1 May 2025

Here are the 16 most highly rated wines of last month: Scions of Sinai Granietsteen Chenin Blanc 2024 – 98 (read original review here) Storm Ridge Chardonnay 2024 – 97...

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World wine consumption at its lowest since 1961

16 April 2025

The International Vine and Wine Organisation (OIV) yesterday released statistics on production, consumption and trade from all producing and consuming nations (more than 180) to create a snapshot of the...

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Dr Justus Apffelstaedt: Why wine and workouts aren’t in conflict

15 May 2025

Regular readers of this column will know that I am a firm proponent of regular exercise as part of a healthy lifestyle. At the same time, it is well documented,...

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Tim James: Can SA wine brands outlive their creators?

13 May 2025

A good deal of the excitement in South African wine in the last few decades has centred on the efforts of individual winemakers – winegrowers, rather, as many of the...

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Greg Sherwood MW: Navigating the slippery path to wine premiumisation

7 May 2025

We’re now a couple of weeks into the 2024 Bordeaux En Primeur campaign here in Europe—an annual bellwether for the fine wine world. Traditionally, this period carries enormous weight, with...

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Anna Trapido: The Saxon gets a taste of the new South Africa

9 May 2025

For the past 25 years, Qunu restaurant at the Saxon Hotel, Johannesburg has set the standard for Gauteng gourmet glamour. A recent collaboration with African Foodways Productions, and Leeu Passant...

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Minority Report 2025: Top 8

1 April 2025

This year’s Minority Report convened by Winemag.co.za is now out. There were 103 entries (45 white wine and 58 red) and these were tasted blind (labels out of sight) by...

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10-Year-Old Wine Report 2025

25 February 2025

Introduction This year’s 10-Year-Old Wine Report convened by Winemag.co.za is now out. There were 98 entries from 47 producers and these were tasted blind (labels out of sight) by a...

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Prescient Rosé Report 2024: Top 10

4 December 2024

Introduction This year’s Rosé Report convened by Winemag.co.za and sponsored by global financial services company Prescient is now out. There were 44 entries from 39 producers and these were tasted...

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