Nederburg unlocks its vault of vintage treasures for the second time
Following the success of its “Vintage Vault Wine Sale” in August, Nederburg is again inviting wine lovers to visit its farm in Paarl again, to personally choose and purchase from an exciting selection of rare vintage and limited-release wines. The second edition takes...
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Exciting results and announcements at Veritas awards
The Veritas Vertex Award for the overall champion wine from among a record number of 1 491 entries for the Veritas Awards this year, was won by Domaine Des Dieux Chardonnay 2015 from Hemel and Aarde Ridge near Hermanus at the glittering Veritas gala dinner in the Cape...
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Champion wines highlight brilliant vintage at 2019 FNB Sauvignon Blanc Top 10
Sauvignon Blanc South Africa and FNB have announced the winners of the 2019 FNB Sauvignon Blanc Top 10 competition and no less than eight of the 10 winners are from the 2019 vintage. These exciting results from South Africa's only competition dedicated to Sauvignon...
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Winners announced at the Sommeliers Selection 2019 award ceremony
The Sommeliers Selection 2019 award ceremony took place this week in Franschhoek followed by a tasting of the winning wines. The Sommeliers Selection is the only South African wine competition judged solely by a panel of South Africa’s top sommeliers, in categories...
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Van Loveren Family Vineyards adds Zandvliet to its wine portfolio
Van Loveren Family Vineyards has acquired the premier Zandvliet wine brand from ANB Investments, which will continue to focus its resources on its own successful core citrus farming operations. ANB Investments is the owner of the ClemenGold trademark and...
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Winemag.co.za’s Best Value Wines 2019 Results
Over the past few months, Winemag.co.za has convened a series of tastings aimed at finding the best wines costing between R60 to R120 a bottle. Their intention was to identify great everyday drinking – wines which offer refreshment and flavour under ordinary...
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Groot Constantia and Boplaas shine at Michelangelo Wine & Spirits Awards
South Africa’s oldest wine estate, Groot Constantia, and the renowned Boplaas Estate in the Klein Karoo walked off with the laurels in the wine section of this year’s Michelangelo International Wine & Spirits Awards, the largest drinks competition on the African...
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Nederburg’s Team SA optimistic about chances at international wine tasting event
Team South Africa is hoping to up its game in next week’s World Blind Tasting Championship (WBTC) in France, when four local contestants will go head-to-head with 28 top wine-tasting teams from across the globe. On Saturday, 12 October, in the Loire’s Chateau...
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Authentic story-telling to attract a new generation of tourist
A powerful message emerged during trends presentations by more than 15 high-level expert speakers at the recent Wine & Food Tourism Conference, held at Spier near Stellenbosch: a unified view that authenticity is essential in not only reaching, but converting new...
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Celebrated Mullineux & Leeu Family Wines joins Meridian Wine Merchants portfolio
Meridian Wine Merchants has extended its wine offering by welcoming the celebrated Mullineux and Leeu Family Wines to its portfolio from 1 November 2019 in all regions except the Cape including the Garden Route that will join from 1 March 2020. Within a very short...
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35th Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction highlights demand for local wines
Thirty-five years of experience has equaled more than R9.4 million at the annual Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction. The Auction was held at Spier Wine Estate in Stellenbosch on Saturday and produced a total turnover exceeding R9.4 million with an...
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Vinpro presents latest Italian technology
South African wine producers experienced the latest Italian vineyard technology first-hand at Vinpro on 2 October, kicking off a three-day Fieragricola exhibition in the Cape Winelands. More than 100 viticulturists, wine grape producers and industry...
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