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The geology of wine
Paul Clüver Family Wines recently hosted Professor John Compton to discuss the geological history and significance of the Elgin basin. Elgin is a cool-climate region known for exceptional Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, but despite its rocky niche, the valley shares a fragile ecosystem with other parts…
By SA Wine Industry · 5 min read
Nederburg crowned winery of the year
Nederburg is back! The Paarl based cellar was the Platter’s winery of the year – an accolade that they also received in 2011. Nederburg achieved no fewer than f
By Sandile · 5 min read
Spioenkop enters a new era
Like the title suggests, something is brewing (or rather fermenting) on the other side of the mountain with the official launch of two new Chenin Blanc wines from Spioenkop.
By Bernard Mocke · 4 min read
Celebrating SA’s top Women Winemakers
Women’s Day in South Africa is a reminder of how instrumental women have been over the years in changing the course of our country’s history and traditions.
By Bernard Mocke · 3 min read
New Platter's Guide 2018
The annual Platter’s South African Wine Guide for 2018 was launched at Cape Town’s The Table Bay Hotel on 3 November 2017.
By Johannes Richter · 5 min read
Keepers of the land
We often make the mistake of looking at a landscape like Hemel-and-Aarde and regarding it as static space, when quite the opposite is true.
By Bernard Mocke · 5 min read
Great wine starts with good geography
In an attempt to define the elusive concept of terroir, Wine Folly’s Madeline Blasberg narrows it down to connecting five dots.
By Carlin Cloete · 6 min read
Pinot fit for a feast
Creation Wine's 2015 Art of Pinot Noir scored an impressive 93/100 in the Tonnellerie Saint Martin Winemag.co.za Pinot Noir Report 2018.
By Anton Pretorius · 4 min read
Winners of the FNB Sauvignon Blanc Top 10 announced
The winners of the 2018 FNB Sauvignon Blanc Top Ten were announced during a well-attended wine crafters affair at the picturesque Landtscap outside Stellenbosch
By Anton Pretorius · 7 min read
Champion Carmenère welcomes a Chardonnay companion
Just released by winemaker Salome Buys-Vermeulen the Lozärn Chardonnay 2018 is a maiden vintage.
By Anton Pretorius · 4 min read
Gen-Z cover crop demo plots – results and findings from the 2018 season
In 2017 Vinpro launched a new technology transfer project, namely the Gen-Z Vineyard Project. The objective of this project is to establish various types of dem
By Doronae · 4 min read
Benguela Cove Lagoon Wine Estate: The Catalina has landed!
The long-awaited SA 2019 Platters five-star achiever, Benguela Cove Catalina Semillon 2017, was launched with great fanfare at the Benguela Cove Lagoon Wine Est
By Anton Pretorius · 6 min read
