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
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One lovely aspect of South African wine history is the evolution of our so-called Cape Dutch architecture, featuring beautiful white-rendered finishes, gracious curves and elegant...
The old, classic questions and problems keep on returning – as they must until a new reality renders them redundant (hard to imagine in the...
Sadie Palladius stands alongside such wines as Vergelegen White – and, looking further back, Welgemeend Estate Reserve, for example – as a Cape pioneer. But...
BoekenhoutskloofThis property was acquired in 1994 by the late Tim Rands, founder of distribution company Vinimark. He appointed a young Marc Kent as winemaker, who...
Founded: Known as Franschhoek on account of its association with the Huguenots who arrived in the area during the period 1688 to 1699 as they...
Renowned for its natural beauty, Franschhoek has attracted significant private investment in recent times and is set to discover a winemaking identity that has perhaps...
In 2014, Christian Eedes and I acquired the Winemag.co.za brand from RamsayMedia. We incorporated What I Drink Last Night (Christian’s sighted-tasting blog) into Winemag and...
It’s easy to forget just how recently white blends in South Africa gained the eminence – if not exactly popularity – that they now have....
In 2018, Russia was in eighth place in the league table of importers of South African wine – a little behind comparatively tiny Sweden, and...
Here in the UK the clocks have now gone back an hour and the wintery nights are rapidly drawing in. Yup, it really does get...
