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Results of the Chardonnay Challenge 2023

Results of the Chardonnay Challenge 2023

14 Gold medals were awarded to top South African Chardonnay wines at this year's Chardonnay Challenge.
Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction: Buyers spend R14.788 on top South African wines

Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction: Buyers spend R14.788 on top South African wines

Wine enthusiasts from far and wide raised a sum of R14 788 000 at this year's Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction.
Announcing the Mosaic Top 5 Pinot Noir Wine Award 2023 winners

Announcing the Mosaic Top 5 Pinot Noir Wine Award 2023 winners

In its fourth edition, the Mosaic Top 5 Pinot Noir Wine Awards proudly announces the winners of its 2023 awards.
Caroline’s Red Wine Review, a treasure trove of the Cape’s most celebrated wines

Caroline’s Red Wine Review, a treasure trove of the Cape’s most celebrated wines

Caroline’s Red Wine Review, one of the most coveted events on the wine calendar, takes place in Cape Town on 27 July 2023.
Results of the Cabernet Sauvignon Challenge 2023

Results of the Cabernet Sauvignon Challenge 2023

Knorhoek Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 is the highest-scoring wine of this year's Cabernet Sauvignon Challenge.
Platter's by Diners Club South African Wine Guide announces pinnacle awards for 2023 edition

Platter's by Diners Club South African Wine Guide announces pinnacle awards for 2023 edition

Platter’s has revealed the recipients of its esteemed pinnacle awards – the wineries of the year, wines of the year and five-star wines – for the latest edition.
David Finlayson GS announced best Cabernet in the world

David Finlayson GS announced best Cabernet in the world

David Finlayson GS Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 won the Trophy for the World's Best Cabernet at Concours International des Cabernets.
Prescient Pinot Noir Report 2021 is now live!

Prescient Pinot Noir Report 2021 is now live!

Although the category remains small, it is improving fast.
David Finlayson’s Cabernet Sauvignon wins gold in France

David Finlayson’s Cabernet Sauvignon wins gold in France

Having built-up a formidable reputation as a winemaker with various brands and wine styles over the past 25 years, David Finlayson from Edgebaston Vineyards has enough experience to know what he can do best.
National Wine Challenge Double Gold Awards 2020

National Wine Challenge Double Gold Awards 2020

Our congratulations go to all cellar teams and winemakers whose wine entries cracked the judges nods in this year’s NWC. These Double Gold awards are a most significant commendation.
National Wine Challenge / Top 100 SA Wine Results 2020

National Wine Challenge / Top 100 SA Wine Results 2020

Award Results For Top 100 / Double Platinum Winners. Information will be provided on Special Awards (Consistency, Grand Cru Best in Class as well as White & Red Wines of the Year) on Monday 20th, and on Double Gold Award winners on Friday 24th.
Direct to Consumer wine orders well over R1m for May

Direct to Consumer wine orders well over R1m for May

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.
Music to make wine by

Music to make wine by

Cellars across the South African winelands are alive with music.
David Finlayson and Pieter van der Merwe looking for Diamonds in the Rough

David Finlayson and Pieter van der Merwe looking for Diamonds in the Rough

David Finlayson, the owner of Edgebaston, the home of Finlayson Family Wines, and co-winemaker Pieter Van Der Merwe, are always on the lookout for interesting grape varieties; “the less fashionable and less well-known”, says Pieter.
National Wine Challenge Double Gold Awards 2019

National Wine Challenge Double Gold Awards 2019

Double Gold winning wines are particularly fine examples of their cultivar or blend category. The record numbers of entered wines this year and their typical high quality, has simply upped the game yet again for 2019.
Pepper and Spice and All Things Nice

Pepper and Spice and All Things Nice

This week, when searching for another outstanding wine to feature, we found ourselves in South Africa, in Edgebaston vineyards. South Africa has a very diverse climate and soil types which enables the wineries to create top wines with tremendous personality.
Platter's 2018 guide hits a Nelson with 111 Five Stars

Platter's 2018 guide hits a Nelson with 111 Five Stars

The Platter’s by Diners Club South African Wine Guide 2018 was launched at Cape Town’s The Table Bay Hotel on Friday 3 Nov,
Consol Collaborates with wine producers to promote Stellenbosch and its Quality Wines

Consol Collaborates with wine producers to promote Stellenbosch and its Quality Wines

Introducing a new glass bottle that celebrates the unparalleled quality of Cabernet wines from the Stellenbosch region – superior packaging for superior wine.
Avontuur Cabernet Franc Carnival - Sunnies out, Fedora's on!

Avontuur Cabernet Franc Carnival - Sunnies out, Fedora's on!

The fourth annual Cabernet Franc Carnival was held on 21 May on the Avontuur Wine Estate located along the R44. The rolling green lawns, view of Somerset West and the peaceful horses in their paddock made for the perfect sunny Saturday escape.
Beat the Winter blues with “Taste of Tygervalley” Wine Fest

Beat the Winter blues with “Taste of Tygervalley” Wine Fest

Tygervalley Centre in the northern suburbs of Cape Town has the perfect solution to those mid-winter blues; A celebration of flavours and tastes which will stop your winter cocooning in its tracks.
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