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Wine obsessive Chris Groenewald has long made his own wines under the umbrella title of Pounding Grape. He bought into the boutique Terracura label in...
The Cape Wine Auction Trust, which exists to support winelands education, has announced a landmark partnership with Nederburg and Heineken Beverages South Africa. The 2026...
Let’s start with the big picture: global wine consumption is tanking. According to alcoholic beverage research company IWSR, it’s at its lowest level since 1961....
The pricing of serious, characterful Cape wines has shown a pretty relentless upward movement in recent years – though the current international market decline means...
Kraaltjies Chenin Blanc 2025, made by Johann Smit, viticulturist at Perdeberg, comes from Swartland vines planted on ancient, circular termite nests – known as “kraaltjies”...
André Bruyns, formerly assistant winemaker with David & Nadia and later vineyard manager at Lammershoek, became winemaker at Swartland mainstay Allesverloren in July. He continues...
Piekenierskloof, in the Olifants River region, is citrus and rooibos tea country first, wine country second, with total vineyard plantings just over 500 ha. The plateau...
Bone and wine are not often mentioned in one sentence, save for some recipes for delicious slow cooking. But as I sit on the Mediterranean...
Marelise Niemann of Momento notes that the 2024 harvest was a “quick pick” due to hot, dry conditions, with smaller yields and large canopies combining...
Any grape grower will tell you that not all cultivars are equal: when it comes to saleability some guarantee you a higher price, pretty much...
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