South African Sauvignon Blanc has proved its excellence at this year’s Concours Mondial du Sauvignon, with four gold and 13 silver medals.
SA brags with Sauvignon Blanc at Concours Mondial du Sauvignon
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WINE
Milk Tart & Rosé
Celebrate Milk Tart Day with this delicious recipe and a glass of Roodeberg Rosé.
Kanonkop buys Laibach Wine Estate
One of my favourite wine farms, Kanonkop is expanding! They’ve just purchased the neighbouring Laibach Wine Estate, an organic wine farm owned by a German family since 1994.
WIN with Bonnievale Wines’ BestBox Wine Club
Stand a chance to win a quarter’s sign-up for Bonnievale Wines’ newly launched BestBox Wine Club, including 9 bottles of wine. Enter here.
Top 12 Shiraz wines to invest in
The 9th annual Shiraz SA Challenge took place on 8 July and the top twelve Shiraz wines have been chosen. If you’re a Shiraz drinker, these are the wines you should add to your collection.
How to help the wine industry
With yet another alcohol ban, South African wine farms, their staff and the families they support need our help more than ever.
How Avondale diversified to ensure its post-COVID sustainability
South Africa’s world-renowned wine industry has been one of the industries that have been hit the hardest by the past year’s COVID-19 regulations. According to Vinpro, we’re looking at an overall loss of over R8 billion in direct sales revenue for the wine industry alone. As traditional business models and revenue streams literally dried up over night, wine farms have had to reinvent the wheel in a bid to survive. Avondale Wine Estate is a case in point.
This is the perfect dish to accompany TOKARA Wine Estate’s finest
When only the best will do, TOKARA’s acclaimed Reserve Collection Chardonnay ticks all the right boxes and with good reason. As the seasons start changing, it is the ideal time to enjoy the last bit of summer with a wine of restrained power and finesse.
Professional cyclist sold everything to make wine in SA
Trevor DeRuisé (aka LOST BOY), a professional cyclist from the USA happened to stumble upon his new home among the vines of Cape Agulhas and by the looks of this year’s harvest and his investment in South Africa’s wildlife, he won’t be returning to the USA anytime soon.
362 Years of South African Wine: A grateful celebration
It was my first time to be invited to the annual Wine Harvest Commemorative Event. It was also the first time they have had to do it virtually. The current situation of the crippled economy has had a devastating effect on the South African wine industry and still, their annual Wine Harvest Commemorative Event focused solely on celebration of 362 years of the vine.