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Winemag.co.za covers everything to do with South African fine wine. Wine magazine was published from October 1993 until September 2011 and now lives on in digital form as Winemag.co.za with an average of approximately 31 000 users and 78 000 page impressions per month.

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Prescient, a multinational financial services company, sponsor the eight annual Winemag.co.za Reports culminating in the annual announcement of the Top 10 Wines in South Africa and Winery of the Year.

Rotolabel, supplier of world-class self-adhesive labels was acquired by the Bidvest Group in 2008. Rotolabel sponsor the annual Label Design Awards convened by Winemag.co.za – Wine | Beer | Spirits.

Amorim Cork South Africa is a subsidiary company of the Amorim Group in Portugal, the world’s largest natural cork producer and distributor. Amorim Cork sponsor the annual Winemag.co.za 10-Year-Old-Wine Report

Reports

All wines tasted blind using the 100-point quality scale, inline with international convention. Winemag.co.za convenes and publishes a series of tasting reports throughout the year – 2023 Prescient Report programme tabled below:

Month Winemag.co.za Report Entries Open Entries Close Sample Deliveries Judging Dates Report Released
Feb – Apr Minority Report: White   27 Feb 22 Mar 23 Mar 28 Mar  11 April
Feb – Apr Minority Report: Red   27 Feb 22 Mar 23 Mar 29 Mar  11 April
Mar – May Chenin Blanc 27 Mar 25 Apr 26 Apr 2 + 3  May 16 May
Mar -May Cape White Blend 27 Mar 25 Apr 26 Apr 3 May 16 May
Mar – May Shiraz 27 Mar 25 Apr 26 Apr 4 + 5 May 16 May
May – Jun Pinotage 15 May 14 Jun 15 Jun 20 Jun 4 Jul
May – Jun Signature Red Blend 15 May 14 Jun 15 Jun 21 Jun 4 Jul
Jul – Aug Sauvignon Blanc 20 Jul
10 Aug 11 Aug
14 + 15 Aug 29 Aug
Jul – Aug SauvSem 20 Jul
10 Aug 11 Aug
15 Aug 29 Aug
Jun – Aug Cape Bordeaux Red Blend 20 Jun
10 Aug 11 Aug
16 + 17 Aug 29 Aug
Sep – Nov
Chardonnay  4 Sept 4 Oct 5 Oct 9 + 10 Oct 27 Oct
Sep – Nov Cabernet Sauvignon  4 Sept 4 Oct 5 Oct 11 + 12 Oct 27 Oct

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