Proudly South African

Pinotage striving forward, and the special proximity of our Cape winelands.

Buying guide: Pinotage

Our annual blind tasting of Pinotage suggests once again that expectations of the variety should not be too high. Christian Eedes reports.

Neil Pendock: March 2007

Wine, Art, Sex, Money, Brad Pitt in boxer shorts…and the Jacobsdal connection.

Vinotherapy, Stellenbosch

To be immersed in a tub, rubbed with oils and massaged with crushed grapeseeds may sound like an exotic erotic fantasy, but it's actually a new kind of spa treatment that is fast gaining adherents worldwide. Fiona McDonald finds out more about vinotherapy.

Where is SA's champion? Neil Pendock

Australia's international success was made easier by the sustained critical acclaim for wines such as Penfold's Grange. California has made its mark with wines such as Opus One and the "cult wine" - Screaming Eagle. Much of these wines' status can be attributed to hype, limited availability and outrageous pricing (as well as their quality).

But why has South Africa - with its much vaunted 300 years of winemaking tradition - been unable to produce a single, consistent world beater as yet? Neil Pendock looks at some of the attempts being made.