Reviews and ratings - only R55 per month.Subscribe

Winemag.co.za | Everything to do with SA fine wine.

This category can only be viewed by members. To view this category, sign up by purchasing Subscription R55/Month or Subscription R550/Year.

Opinion & Analysis

Jamie Goode: Old vines won’t survive on sentiment alone

3 September 2026

Wine has been going through some changes. It has always been going through changes, to be honest. In classic wine-producing regions, we’ve had a long shift from the need for...

Reviews

Charla Haasbroek new releases

3 September 2026

Charla Haasbroek has embarked on an independent winemaking journey after 2025 marked her final vintage at Sijnn. She is currently making her wines at Anysbos in Bot River while working...

Reviews

The Platonist Wine Company new releases

2 September 2026

James Laurenson is Scottish-Ugandan and holds a fellowship in Classical Studies at the University of Edinburgh. He’s also mad about wine and has launched his own garagiste label, The Platonist...

Reviews

Van Niekerk new releases

1 September 2026

Husband and wife Albert and Anmar van Niekerk – he of Crystallum, she of Gabriëlskloof – admit to having somewhat neglected their own label since becoming parents to twin daughters....

Reviews

Tesselaarsdal new releases

31 August 2026

Tesselaarsdal was founded in 2015 by long-standing Hamilton Russell Vineyards employee Berene Sauls. It is named after the Overberg hamlet of Tesselaarsdal where Sauls was born and not far from...

Advertisement

Wine

Subscribe now from R55/month.

3 June 2022

Winemag.co.za exists both to celebrate South Africa’s best wines and as a forum where ideas can be exchanged and opposing arguments can be put forward towards determining the best outcomes...

 Read more

Wine

Book now for the Aspiring Top Drop Awards public tasting 2026 – Cape Town

16 August 2026

Please join Winemag.co.za for a walk-around tasting of the Aspiring Top Drop Awards 2026 best-performers – 22 exceptional-value wines, all retailing for R120 or less. Event Details Date: Friday 4 September...

 Read more

Reviews

Paul Clüver Estate Pinot Noir 2024

28 August 2026

Elgin cellar Paul Clüver is heavily committed to Pinot Noir with its De Rust property planted to just shy of 22ha of the variety out of a total of 80ha....

Recent Comments

News

Top wines of August 2026

1 September 2026

Here are our seven most highly rated wines of last month: Mullineux Granite Eikelaan Chenin Blanc 2025 – 98 (read original review here) Botanica Mary Delany Chenin Blanc 2024 –...

News

Neethlingshof appoints Danielle Coetsee as winemaker

19 August 2026

Neethlingshof, the Stellenbosch property owned by GCF, France’s largest wine company, through its local subsidiary, Iwayini, has announced Danielle Coetsee, previously of Boschendal, as its newly appointed winemaker. She took...

Opinion & Analysis

Editorial: Wine needs new consumers. Now what?

1 September 2026

Over the weekend, a group of perhaps a dozen adults gathered around a braai. Two-thirds were English-speaking, one-third Afrikaans-speaking – an unusual enough combination to prompt a conversation about language....

 Comment
1

Advertisement

Find a Wine Rating

Search our database consisting of over 4750 ratings.

View ratings

Opinion & Analysis

Tim James: Growing older, drinking differently

31 August 2026

We know about old vines and old wines – and their age makes a difference. But what about old wine-drinkers? Does age bring changes, for better or worse, in taste-experiences...

Opinion & Analysis

Malu Lambert: The Foundry – 25 Years of Rhône in the Cape

27 August 2026

There is no better way to explore Rhône varieties in South Africa than through The Foundry’s wines, which set a benchmark for a distinctly Cape interpretation. “The Foundry is 25-years-old...

 Comment
1

Recipes

Recipe: Tofu, tat soi and shimeji mushroom stir-fry

1 September 2026

Delicious served with steamed rice. Serves 4 Ingredients: 3 tbsp (45ml) sunflower oil 400g tofu, drained and patted dry with absorbent paper 60g shimeji mushrooms, cleaned ¼ cup (60ml) ginger,...
This category can only be viewed by members. To view this category, sign up by purchasing Subscription R550/Year or Subscription R55/Month.

Reports

Prescient Fund Services Pinotage Report 2026: Top 10

23 June 2026

Introduction This year’s Pinotage Report sponsored by financial services company Prescient Fund Services is now out. There were 45 entries from 29 producers and these were tasted blind (labels out...

 Comment
1

Reports

Prescient Fund Services Signature Red Blend Report 2026: Top 10

23 June 2026

Introduction This year’s Signature Red Blend Report sponsored by financial services company Prescient Fund Services is now out. There were 55 entries from 45 producers and these were tasted blind...

 Comment
11

Reports

Prescient Fund Services Sweet Wine & Fortifieds Report 2026: Top 10

23 June 2026

Introduction The Sweet Wine & Fortifieds Report 2026 sponsored by Prescient Fund Services is now out. Wines were tasted blind (labels out of sight) by a three-person panel, scoring done...

 Comment
2
winemag