TOKARA’s fastidious attention to cabernet sauvignon spanning nearly two decades has brought rich rewards to this acclaimed Stellenbosch wine estate, with a Double Gold in the 2018 Six Nations Wine Challenge, yet another international accolade for its flagship red. The award winning TOKARA Director’s …
Overhex Wines International is geen vreemdeling wanneer dit by toekennings en pryse kom nie. Sy Survivor Sauvignon Blanc 2017 (bo), deel van sy gewilde Swartlandse wynreeks, het koning gekraai op die 2018 Six Nations Wine Challenge deur met ‘n dubbelgoud beloon te word. ’n Ander wynmakery wat gereel …
The sea imbues the French town of St-Malo with what locals describe as “a salty side” that’s not only present in its culture and regional dishes, but also its wine. Europe’s highest tides sneak up on tourists in St-Malo, lapping against medieval granite ramparts and onto salty pavements, but Malouin …
Inskrywings is nou oop vir Veritas se 2018- Jong Wynskrywerskompetisie. Hierdie kompetisie, aangebied deur die Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Wynskouvereniging (SANWSV), is daarop gemik om opwindende nuwe stemme in die wynbedryf te identifiseer. Verder bied dit ʼn geleentheid vir die wynbedryf om met die …
A bottle of 1945 Romanee-Conti wine fetched a record-smashing $558,000 (£424,000) at an auction held at Sotheby’s in New York on Saturday, which saw two bottles break the previous record. The final price, including taxes and commissions, was 17 times the auction house’s $32,000 upper estimate for th …
“Die verhoogte fokus op Suid-Afrika se ou wingerde het ’n ongekende belangstelling onder wynkenners regoor die wêreld tot gevolg, asook in die land se wyn-erfenis en die bedryf self. Die wyne wat gemaak word van druiwe afkomstig uit hierdie erfenis-wingerde wys oor en oor hul slag,” volgens André Mo …
En daar doen De Krans dit toe weer! Hierdie keer is dit die gesaghebbende Veritas-kompetisie wat Suid-Afrika se voorste portprodusent lof toegeswaai het met die toekenning van ’n dubbelgoue medalje aan De Krans se Cape Vintage Reserve 2015. De Krans se Reserve-reeks is beslis portwyne om dop te hou …
Chenin blanc has certainly come a very long way since the days of it being regarded as South Africa’s “work horse” wine grape variety and many producers have turned it into a true thoroughbred to be proud of. One of these is Anthonij Rupert Wyne in the Franschhoek Wine Valley. And to prove the estat …
Kort op die hakke van lofbetuigings uit die pen van die bekende Britse wynkenner, Tim Atkin, het De Krans se Cape Vintage Reserve van sowel die 2015- as die 2016-oesjaar weer eens beïndruk. Hierdie keer het elkeen ’n Platinum-toekenning los geslaan op die 2018- Michelangelo International Wine Awards …
Vondeling Wines, the conservation champion wine farm in the heart of Voor-Paardeberg, snatched the JF Hillebrand Trophy awarded to the Top Scoring Pinotage for their Bowwood Pinotage 2015 at the annual Michelangelo International Wine Awards. Vondeling also scooped no less than three gold medals for …
Somer en witwyn het sinoniem geword met lekker tye, en die bekendstelling van die Paul Cluver Sauvignon Blanc 2018 gaan beslis daartoe bydra dat wynliefhebbers die komende somer meer geniet. Anne van Heerden, die wynmaker op Paul Cluver Wines, en die landgoed se keldermeester, Andries Burger, glo al …
It may not mean much to wine lovers who just want to enjoy whatever’s in their glass, as long it’s well-made, but to those who take wine more seriously and enjoy collecting the nectar of the gods, it means a lot indeed! In his seventh annual guide to South Africa, award-winning British journalist an …
’n Hele paar nuwe wyne het die afgelope maand hul verskyning gemaak om wynliefhebbers se keuse vir lente en somer verder te vergroot. Dit sluit rooi, wit, rosé en selfs gefortifiseerde wyne in. Laat ons afskop met ’n sexy wyn! Steenberg se vrolike Ruby Rosé (foto bo) is nommerpas vir sowel lente- as …
Whalehaven in die Hemel-en-Aarde-vallei buite Hermanus se vlagskipreeks, Conservation Coast, vier die ongerepte kuslyn van die Kaapse Suidkus vanaf Valsbaai tot Kaap Agulhas waar verskeie bewaringsgebiede inheemse fynbos en besoekende seelewe huisves. Die etiket-ontwerp herinner aan die belangrike i …
Michela and Attilio Dalpiaz, the Italian founders and owners of Slent Farm in the Voor-Paardeberg near Paarl, brought a true taste of Italy to South Africa when they introduced their first AYAMA Vermentino 2 years ago. Being the very first vermentino to be grown and harvested in South Africa, the It …
Ofskoon hy ‘n selferkende sauvignon blanc-fanatikus is, glo Thys Louw van Diemersdal in die Durbanville-wynvallei in sy vermoë om sommige van die beste rooiwyne in Suid-Afrika en die wêreld op te lewer. “Die wortels van Durbanville se wingerdkunde en wynmaak was nog altyd stewig geanker in rooiwyn, …
Whether you like it or not, you can never ignore pinotage. Many people love it, and for very good reason, and they will be looking at the 2018 Absa Top 10 Pinotage results to find out which winemakers have excelled in making this truly iconic South African red wine. Well, wait no longer, here they a …
Van Loveren se Four Cousins-handelsmerk laat skiet vanjaar die vonkelproppe op ’n reuse-mylpaal, sy 18de verjaarsdag! Four Cousins vier dié spoggerige geleentheid met ’n nuwe verpakking vir sowel sy gewilde vonkel- en stilwynreekse in, en plaas die kollig opnuut weer op elke bottel Four Cousins se k …
The world-wide focus on plastic pollution of the oceans has brought the importance of conservation and sustainability on land into focus again, especially in the field of agriculture. As part of Vondeling Wines’ continuous efforts to reduce its carbon footprint through conservation and sustainable f …
Mensa, ‘n nuwe baanbreker-wynreeks in die gebruik van digitale innovasie om ‘n boeiende storie te vertel, is pas deur Overhex Wines International bekend gestel. Dié susterreeks van die gewilde Balance- en Survivor-wyne, is die eerste Suid-Afrikaanse wyn om in “vergrote werklikheid” (augmented …
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