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Opinion & Analysis

Jamie Goode: The ripeness delusion – pick earlier, make better wine

3 October 2025

Recently, I was at a tasting of some very fancy wines from Napa. Someone round the table asked for the alcohol levels. All were 15% or thereabouts, and all were...

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La Bri Limited Release Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

3 October 2025

Can Cabernet Sauvignon succeed outside Stellenbosch? The Limited Release from Franschhoek property La Bri typically appeals on account of its restraint, the current release 2022 coming in with a moderate...

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Malu Lambert: New map links Swartland geology to wine styles

1 October 2025

“We didn’t want another pretty poster by a cartographer,” says well-known viticulturist Jaco Engelbrecht in his characteristically direct manner. “This map links geology to viticulture and actual pockets of wine...

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Rupert & Rothschild Baroness Nadine Chardonnay 2023

30 September 2025

Launched in 1997 by South African businessman Anton Rupert and French banker Baron Edmond de Rothschild, Rupert & Rothschild was conceived with a deliberately tight portfolio – just three wines...

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Intellego new releases

29 September 2025

Intellego Wines is the Swartland-based project of winemaker Jurgen Gouws, originally from the Eastern Cape. After working with leading figures such as Eben Sadie, Tom Lubbe (now of Matassa in...

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3 June 2022

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Old Vine Report 2025: Call for entries

2 September 2025

Entries for the second annual Old Vine Report are now open – wines must be made from Certified Heritage Vineyards (vines that are 35 years and older vines registered with...

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Kruger Family Wines new releases

26 September 2025

Kruger Family Wines was established in 2015 by Johan and Sofie Kruger. Johan, previously of Stellenbosch’s Sterhuis, sources select vineyard parcels from across the Cape. While the label has no...

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Breaking 98: The first wine to score 99 points on Winemag

6 September 2025

The Rall Wines Noa Syrah 2023, set to feature at this year’s Cape Winemakers Guild Auction, has become the first wine to breach the 98-point threshold on this site -...

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Cape Wine Auction partners with Nederburg

23 September 2025

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 Cape Wine Auction will take...

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Tim James: Rediscovering two mysterious wine producers

29 September 2025

It would not be surprising if any moderately youthful wine lover in South Afrca had never heard of Veenwouden or 4G Wines, and I’d bet that very few who did...

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Greg Sherwood MW: After Parker – who really calls the shots in wine now?

24 September 2025

After Robert Parker Jr’s retirement from The Wine Advocate wine journal, many periphery wine commentators were quick to predict the quickening demise of influential, critical, industry-moving wine writing. Robert “Bob”...

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Editorial: Why wine is struggling and how it can fight back

23 September 2025

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. Over the five years to...

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Star chef Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen to open bistro at Cape Town’s Waterfront

25 September 2025

Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen, Michelin-starred South African chef, restaurateur, and publisher, is best known for his acclaimed restaurant JAN in Nice, France, where he celebrates South African heritage through...
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Prescient Fund Services Cape Bordeaux Red Blend Report 2025: Top 10

19 August 2025

Introduction This year’s Cape Bordeaux Red Blend Report convened by Winemag.co.za and sponsored by global financial services company Prescient is now out. There were 48 entries from 38 producers and...

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Prescient Fund Services Sauvignon Blanc Report 2025: Top 10

19 August 2025

Introduction This year’s Sauvignon Blanc Report sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient is now out. There were 78 entries received from 55 producers and these were tasted blind (labels...

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Prescient Fund Services Pinotage Report 2025: Top Six

1 July 2025

Introduction This year’s Pinotage Report sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient is now out. There were 48 entries received from 32 producers and these were tasted blind (labels out...
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