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The International Wine Challenge, widely regarded as the world's most influential, impartial and rigorously judged global wine competition, has just unveiled its 2025 medal and trophy results, sending shockwaves through the industry as bold ‘new world’ wines rise to challenge the long-standing dominance of the ‘old world’.
Art lovers, curious visitors and ceramics collectors, start making plans to visit Spier Wine Farm’s historic Old Wine Cellar for ‘Grounded Practice’ – a new ceramics exhibition opening on 26 May.
SATSA has launched a new toolkit and five category-specific Codes of Good Practice, marking another milestone in the industry's journey towards global best practices and enhanced safety standards.
Since its inception, the Cabernet Franc Challenge has appointed ten different winery winners over the same number of years.
I thought I knew Pinotage.
Not in the encyclopedic, swirl-sniff-score way, but in the proudly South African, “I’ve brought a bottle to almost every braai since I came to the Winelands” sort of way. It was a varietal I’d always championed: a little rough, a little misunderstood, but undeniably ours. To me, Pinotage was Lanzerac, first to bottle it. It was Beyerskloof, loud, generous, deeply red. That was the story. Simple. Neatly packaged.
This is the most complete resource on wine packaging, featuring a foreword by Jancis Robinson and global contributions from Porto Protocol Members.
Custodians of Le Grand Jardin Villa, situated in Devon Valley, Stellenbosch, Bernard and Sue Fontannaz have launched, in collaboration with ARTROUTE, a Cape-based specialist art and design tour company – curated art experiences featuring Stellenbosch galleries, private collections, and iconic art destinations in the region.
In a momentous celebration of South African winemaking heritage, the very first Pinotage Centenary Medallion was struck on the 30 April 2025 at The Cape Mint™, launching a year-long campaign to mark 100 years of Pinotage.
Dutch entrepreneurs Marianne and Fons Aaldering began their journey to produce some of South Africa’s finest wines in 2004 when they bought a 27-ha estate in Devon Valley, Stellenbosch. This marked the establishment of Aaldering Vineyards & Wines, a company dedicated to delivering premium wines to wine enthusiasts around the globe.
Founded by a group of ambitious young entrepreneurs, Tipsy Twenties Winery challenges conventions and proves that love, innovation and resilience can transcend geography.
Being an independent producer in South Africa is not without its challenges, as Alexandra McFarlane has come to realise. Having worked both locally and abroad for several years before setting out to do her own thing, the co-owner of McFarlane Wines is no novice when it comes to winemaking.
Climate change presents an urgent challenge to the Cape wine industry, requiring a balance between economic sustainability, rural livelihoods, and environmental responsibility.