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La Brune new releases

28 April 2025

Nico Grobler of La Brune in Elgin describes the 2024 vintage as a “welcome return” to less extreme weather. Where 2023 proved challenging due to heavy rainfall during harvest, 2024...

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Tokara Director’s Reserve Red 2021

25 April 2025

The much-lauded 2021 vintage continues to deliver, seemingly playing to the strengths of Stellenbosch property Tokara – its Reserve Collection Cabernet Sauvignon rated best overall in the most recent Prescient...

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Badbay Chardonnay 2023

24 April 2025

Badbay. Now there’s a name to conjure with. Named after Badbea (“Badbay”), a Scottish clearance village where the Gunn clan sought refuge in the late 1700s, the label reflects a...

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Thelema Merlot Reserve 2022

22 April 2025

“We’ve been looking to dial back the Merlot Reserve – less extraction and more aeration to make the wine more refined,” says Thomas Webb, director of Stellenbosch property Thelema, and...

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Sijnn new releases

18 April 2025

David and Rita Trafford of De Trafford founded Sijnn in 2003, drawn to the unique terroir outside Malgas on the banks of the Breede River. Their conviction was that 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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Bruce Jack Heritage Collection Flag of Truce Pinotage 2022

17 April 2025

From a certified single vineyard in the region of Breedekloof, this is Bruce Jack’s top-end version of Pinotage, selling for R573 a bottle. Inky in colour, the nose shows black...

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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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Top wines of March 2025

1 April 2025

Here are the nine most highly rated wines of last month: Leeu Passant Red blend 2022 – 97 (read original review here) Luddite Shiraz 2022 – 96 (read original review...

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Greg Sherwood MW: UK market opens up for SA wine after French harvest woes

23 April 2025

After a moderately sunny, dry and relaxing Easter break across the UK, this week marked the return to normality for most working parents as kids returned to school after a...

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Editorial: The Swartland Revolution at 15 – Vive la Stagnation?

22 April 2025

By all accounts, this year’s Swartland Revolution was a triumph. The wines were thrilling, the crowd suitably adoring, the hangovers probably manageable (see Michael Fridjhon’s piece here). But the question...

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Tim James: Is wine expensive?

21 April 2025

Clearly, the expensiveness of something (which can sometimes be different from whether it costs a lot of money or not) is relative and depends on perspective. At a totally other-life...

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Eat Out Woolworths Restaurant Awards 2025

2 April 2025

This year’s Eat Out Woolworths Restaurant Awards were announced on Monday, 31 March. The judging process took place ver eight months, a panel of eight anonymous, independent judges visiting each...

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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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