The Bottelary Hills Renosterveld Conservancy and TrailFun are hosting a series of trail runs in aid of community development.read more » Thursday, 02 June 2022
Introducing Cape Site Specific, a collaboration of like-minded producers who share a common vision to create wines from specific vineyard sites and properties.read more » Monday, 28 March 2022
Standing at a lookout point on Kaapzicht farm with Danie Steytler Jnr, Stellenbosch’s Bottelary in all its glory is laid out below. The wind-scrubbed sky is bright above the rolling green slopes, and in the distance are Table Mountain and the Atlantic Ocean.read more » Thursday, 25 November 2021
The national winners from all the cultivars and styles entered this year for the Novare SA Terroir Wine Awards, derive from 17 terrains across the Cape winelands – a clear sign that the country boasts numerous terroirs (wine terrains) whose soils and climate yield quality wines of different cultivars.read more » Thursday, 23 September 2021
Madeleine's wine journey started with an aim to become one of the first Swedish sommeliers. After winning ”The most Promising Sommelier in Scandinavia” contest, she received several scholarships and travels throughout the world’s vineyards followed. Driven by an eagerness to further expand her wine horizons she moved to South Africa in 1997. read more » Monday, 31 May 2021
Upmarket retailer Waitrose has become the first UK supermarket to launch a wine certified by South Africa’s ‘Old Vine Project’, which was officially unveiled in 2017 as a way to protect the country’s old vines.read more » Monday, 19 October 2020
The spread of vineyards contributing to this year’s line-up of Standard Bank Chenin Blanc Top Ten Challenge winners shows just how adaptable the grape is, in the view of Chenin Blanc Association (CBA) chairman Ken Forrester.read more » Thursday, 17 September 2020
What a fantastic level of interest there is in the annual Absa Top 10 Pinotage competition! Now in its 24th year, the competition attracted 149 entries from all the wine regions of South Africa.read more » Monday, 24 August 2020
This year’s Pinotage Report convened by Winemag.co.za and sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient is now out.read more » Wednesday, 19 August 2020
The sixth annual Cape Bordeaux Red Blend Report convened by Winemag.co.za and sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient is now out. There were 61 entries from 51 producers and 33 rated 90-plus on the 100-point quality scale.read more » Wednesday, 22 July 2020
wine.co.za has being bringing up new DTC online stores at an unbelievable pace in the last two months - and those stores have been taking orders at an unprecedented rate. wine.co.za has been working hard for 24 years, building a solid systems foundation and are delighted to be able to cope with the massive influx of online orders.read more » Monday, 25 May 2020
Join us for an inspired harvest-themed lunch on the lawns of Rust en Vrede, whilst engaging with winemakers over specially bottled magnums of Stellenbosch Cabernet.read more » Monday, 27 January 2020
