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Forty years ago, a number of the Cape’s leading winemakers and producers seemed, for a while, likely to be charged as criminals. In my usual...
Introduction This year’s 10-Year-Old Wine Report convened by Winemag.co.za is now out. There were 60 entries from 36 producers and these were tasted blind (labels...
In 2026, the Winemag.co.za reader remains at the absolute centre of South Africa’s fine wine culture. The reader poll was conducted via Google Forms from...
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For last year’s iTOO Next Generation Awards, then 29-year-old Dirk Swanepoel entered his White Pinotage 2023 which rated a respectable 90. He makes wine at...
Established in 1993, the Diners Club Winelist Awards celebrate establishments that demonstrate an commitment to elevating the standard of their wine offerings and enhancing the...
Picpoul, the variety traditionally associated with Languedoc, the central part of France’s southern coast, has become hugely popular in the last 20 years. Easy drinking...
I’ve been following wine for a long time now, and since 2008 I’ve made my living entirely from communicating about it. I’ve learned a few...
“PASTURE REARED” reads Angus McIntosh’s T-shirt, a white Leghorn chicken tucked under his arm. He’s better known as Farmer Angus, the name under which he...
It’s everywhere on social media: the casual snapshot of someone raising a middle finger with the faintest hint of a smirk, often in a setting...
Swartland property Roundstone, part of Mullineux & Leeu Family Wines, has become the first South African vineyard to receive official Regenerative Organic Certified (ROC) status....
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