Celebrating everything “Bright and Light” will be the theme of the sixth annual Protea Party taking place at the spectacular Anthonij Rupert Estate in the Franschhoek Valley on Saturday, 26 October. Regarded as one of the Cape Winelands’ social calendar highlights, Anthonij Rupert Wyne’s annual wine …
Die De Krans-privaatkelder aan die buitewyke van Calitzdorp is nie net wyd en syd bekend vir sy portwyne van wêreldgehalte nie, maar het ook reeds naam gemaak vir sy uitstekende droë tafelwyne van Portugese kultivars. Die landgoed se Tritonia Calitzdorp Blend het byvoorbeeld reeds twee keer die trof …
The 2015 vintage is internationally regarded as one of South Africa’s finest to date, and if there’s one wine that illustrates that, it’s Anthonij Rupert’s Optima 2015. This vintage of this limited Bordeaux blend (40% Cabernet Franc, 35% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Sauvignon) continues a legacy that has …
Die groeiende vraag na wyn met geen of lae alkohol is ’n aanduiding van die toename in mense se bewustheid van gesondheid en algemene welsyn. Maar dis nie net die gesondheidsbewustes wat hierdie mark laat groei nie, daar is ook diegene wat nie agter die stuur van ’n voertuig wil inskuif na ’n lekker …
Tackling the prospects of climate change by sharing knowledge and experience is one of the drivers behind the formation of the Agulhas Wine Triangle (AWT) which currently consists of eight brands, all located in a triangle stretching from Gansbaai in the west to Napier, across to Buffeljags and Malg …
Constantia Glen se Sauvignon Blanc 2019 is ‘n wonderlike komplekse wyn met hope persoonlikheid en ‘n ongeskonde uitdrukking van sy herkoms. Die wyn met sy mengelmoes van geure is afkomstig van droëlandwingerde wat teen die hange van die Constantiaberg groei. Die Constantia-vallei is een van Suid-Afr …
Long known for its revolutionary “coffee-chocolate” Pinotage, Diemersfontein Wine Estate outside Wellington is proving it’s not a one-trick-pony when it comes to this iconic South African variety with the release of a third Pinotage in the range, The Prodigy. “We felt there was an opportunity for so …
Die jongste bekendstelling van wyne uit die kelder van Stellenbosch Hills het weer eens die onderwerp van Afrikaans in die Suid-Afrikaanse wynbedryf in die kollig geplaas. Beteken Suikerboschrand, ’n Kaapse versnit, en Kastanjeberg, ’n Chenin Blanc, dat daar ’n klein dog duidelike gemaklikheid in di …
The Cape is firmly established as “one of the most exciting wine-producing countries on the planet” thanks to a combination of old vines, young winemaking talent, established names, varied terroir and a can-do spirit, according to award-winning British journalist and Master of Wine, Tim Atkin, who h …
Vanjaar se wenners van die Standard Bank Chenin Blanc Top 10 Challenge lewer oorvloedige bewys van die indrukwekkende vordering met hierdie kultivar, sê Ina Smith, bestuurder van die Chenin Blanc-vereniging. “Internasionale kenners se toenemende fokus op chenin blanc het ongetwyfeld gehaltestandaar …
Since 2011 the Perold Absa Cape Blend competition has delivered true masterpieces, showing not only the local wine community, but also globally , that pinotage is not only growing in stature, but also increasingly being used in premium red wine blends. The cream of the crop has once again risen to t …
Fors, volronde wyne versus maklik drinkbare wyne. Dinkwyne versus drinkwyne. Ernstige wyne versus vriendelike wyne. Hoe jy hulle ook al beskryf, daar is ’n groot verskil tussen hierdie wynstyle. Hierdie artikel, die tweede in ’n reeks oor “vriendelike” rooiwyne, gaan oor daardie wyne wat mens elke d …
Roodeberg, the true South African original that celebrates its 70th anniversary this year, has taken its narrative back to the heart of the country’s winemaking roots with the launch of the Roodeberg 1949, a meticulously crafted, limited edition commemorative blend. Continuing the Roodeberg traditio …
Die Walker Bay-wynstreek is propvol juwele … en ’n hele paar “geheime”! Een van laasgenoemde is die Stanford-wynroete, “hidden in plain sight”, soos die Ingelse sê. In my volgehoue pogings om nuwe plekke in die wynlande te ontdek en verken, asook nuwe wyne, het ek my visier ook op hierdie wynroete …
ʼn Ongehoute Sauvignon Blanc van Flagstone buite Somerset-Wes het die gesogte Generaal Smuts-trofee los geslaan as algehele SA Kampioen Jongwyn vir 2019 nadat dit ook bekroon is as die beste inskrywing in die Sauvignon Blanc-kategorie op vanjaar se SA Jongwynskou. Hierdie jaarlikse skou vir wyne van …
De Grendel’s unique cool-climate Elim Shiraz 2017, in only its second vintage, claimed victory as the best wine overall in the inaugural Winemag.co.za Shiraz Report. Scoring an “outstanding” 95 points, the De Grendel Elim Shiraz 2017 was praised by the judges as “intense but not weighty, admirable f …
Drie van Suid-Afrika se wynplase het ’n plek onder die top 50 wynplase in die wêreld behaal, naamlik Vergelegen buite Somerset-Wes (bo), Delaire Graff buite Stellenbosch en Creation Wines in die Hemel-en-Aarde-vallei buite Hermanus. Zuccardi Valle de Uco van Argentinië het die eerste plek los geslaa …
International Pinotage Day is the perfect reason to pile family and friends into the car and explore the off-the-beaten-track Paardeberg countryside to join the area’s wineries at Vondeling Wines for the #PaardebergCountry Pinotage Festival on Saturday, 12 October. The wineries scattered around the …
Van Loveren Family Cellar sit sy bydrae tot natuurbewaring in Suid-Afrika voort met die bekendstelling van die jongste oesjaar van sy Rhino Run-wyne. Hierdie reeks wyne van gehalte vier die manjifieke renoster en die pogings wat aangewend word om hierdie spesie van uitwissing te red. “Die benarde po …
It’s no secret that interest in wine is growing worldwide. Maybe you like wine for the implied health benefits (i.e. keto friendly, antioxidants, etc). Or perhaps you just love rosé! Whatever the reason, one issue many newcomers struggle with is consistently choosing wines they love. This is particu …
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