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Global Syrah Masters singles out Saronsberg of Tulbagh
South Africa punches above its weight at the Shiraz edition of the Global Wine Masters competition in the UK capital, with five wines from the Cape earning gold medals or better. Read on.
SA shines at IWSC – especially with Chardonnay, MCC, Shiraz
36 gold medals for South Africa at the 2024 International Wine & Spirit Competition, with the Cape's top-scorers including wines from Capensis, DeMorgenzon, Kershaw and Villiera. Read on.
Delaire Graff & Tokara among Decanter's ‘Best in Show'
50 ‘Best in Show' at Decanter World Wine Awards include Delaire Graff Banghoek Chardonnay 2022 and Tokara Reserve Cab 2021. But there was more to recommend. Much more. Read on.
Hallo Merlot! Swartland takes the title against the odds
Finalists in South Africa's Top 10 Merlot competition include eight cellars in Stellenbosch, one in Franschhoek and one in the Swartland. The winner: Kloovenburg of Riebeek Kasteel. Read on.
Top 3 at Trophy Wine Show: KWV, Nederburg, Delaire Graff
KWV was the Most Successful Producer at South Africa's 2024 Trophy Wine Show, with Nederburg and Delaire Graff fielding the competition's top-scoring red and white wine respectively. Read on.
Saronsberg Shiraz 2022 shines again – before going on sale
Gold medallist at the International Wine Challenge in the UK, then winner of Syrah du Monde in the Rhône, France. Great reviews for what the Tulbagh cellar does best. Pre-release! Read on.
Three ‘extraordinarily good' wines in 2024 Shiraz Report
South Africa's Winemag panel of judges are hesitant to give very high scores, so it raised eyebrows when three Swartland beauties rated 96 points in their 2024 Shiraz Report. Read on.
15 golds for Cape cellars at International Wine Challenge
Of the thousands of wines entered at IWC 2024 there were 322 scored 95 points or higher, with 15 of the gold medallists South African and the majority of these Chardonnays! Read on.
South Africa ranked 7th among top wine-producing countries
There was little positive news in the annual ‘State of the World' report by the International Organisation of Vine & Wine (OIV), with production down, consumption down and prices up. Read on.
Chardonnays from Paarl and Robertson impress in France
Glen Carlou, De Wetshof and Weltevrede awarded gold medals at Chardonnay du Monde, Burgundy, with the Paarl bottling at R190pb placing among the Top 10 out of 579 entries. Read on.
Cape excels in Global Cabernet Franc Masters, UK
Four of the top awards at the first Global Wine Masters competition of 2024 go the way of South African cellars: Warwick, Rietvallei, Bruce Jack of The Drift, and Backsberg. Read on.
South Africa's most highly rated wines – 2014 to 2023
The best track records, as judged by the top panels… For the best of the best over the past 10 years, click here. For the Hall of Fame, click here. For the full 2024 SA Wine Classification, click here.
Five Trophies to South Africa in Fine Wine Challenge
SA winners at Global Challenge involving Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and the USA feature Bacco in Paarl and Stellenbosch cellars Guardian Peak, Stellenrust, Tokara, Zorgvliet. Read on.
Platter's highest scores go to Pinotage, Shiraz, Chenin
Top awards in Platter's 2024 SA Wine Guide go to The Sadie Family outside Malmesbury and to the Bosman Family of Wellington, as well as to City on a Hill, L'Avenir, Savage and Stellenrust. Read on.
Stellenbosch n Durbanville prevail in Sauvi taste-off
2023 Sauvignon Blanc SA Top 10 honours go to Stellenbosch (6), Durbanville (3) and Constantia/Tokai (1), with winning wineries including De Grendel, Kleine Zalze, Steenberg, Tokara… Read on.
Benguela Cove bubbly named Veritas champion
In biggest of South Africa's wine and spirit competitions, 81 entries judged worthy of double gold medals, with a trophy going to Benguela Cove for their 2019 Joie de Vivre Brut Cap Classique. Read on.
Stellenrust wins big at Chenin Blanc Challenge
Top 10 in Chenin Blanc Challenge (SA) from Alvi's Drift, Durbanville Hills, Flagstone, KWV, Lievland, Rupert and Stellenrust, who won with four of their wines. Has to be some kind of record! Read on.
Great if you can get it: 2017 Laborie Blanc de Blancs
2023 Cap Classique Challenge winner sold out at the KWV cellar, Paarl. Also trophy laureates: Des Dieux (Hemel-en-Aarde), Newstead (Plett), Louisvale (Stellenbosch) and Darling Cellars. Read on.
Two Pinotage trophies each for Beeslaar, Van Niekerk
2023 Absa Top 10 Pinotage Awards go to: Beeslaar, Beyerskloof, Fairview, Francois van Niekerk, Kanonkop, Koelenhof Winery, L'Avenir, Overhex, Spier and Wellington Wines. Read on.
Shiraz Challenge trophy goes to Pinot specialist
Shiraz Challenge winners include wines from Anthonij Rupert, Darling Cellars, De Grendel, Dewaldt Heyns, Diemersdal, Fairview, Flagstone, Groenland, Kleine Zalze, Stellenzicht, Uva Mira… Read on.
Almost R300K paid for sweet wine from who knows when
Strauss & Co's Cape Heritage wine auction highlights include the sale of a Constantia Sweet made in either 1791 or 1890, and a small bottle of South Africa's ‘first' Pinotage. Read on.
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