The much-anticipated Franschhoek Bastille Festival returns for its 2025 edition on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 July. Global financial services business, Prescient, returns as the official partner, once again playing a key role in bringing this much-loved festival to life.
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’.
After a notably poor harvest in 2024, South Africa’s wine industry is poised for recovery in 2025, offering renewed optimism across the sector.
The Tastin’ France professional tasting will be held on 13th June at the Saxon hotel in Johannesburg.
May has been an incredible month of good news. Not only did the International Wine Education Centre announce fifteen recipients of a WSET Level 3 Award in Wines Bursary granted by the Gérard Basset Foundation, they also have two brand new WSET Level 4 Diploma Students joining them for their August intake.
Historic Wines of the Cape, the managerial company of acclaimed wine brands, La Motte Wine Estate and Leopard’s Leap Wines, is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer – Kobie Lochner.
Long before tasting rooms and Insta-worthy vineyards, there were people. Characters. Romances. Epic treks. And, yes, wine. It turns out that what’s in the bottle often starts with what’s on the page. Because the truth is, the more you know about a wine’s backstory, the more you feel connected to the glass in your hand.
Diners Club International® has announced a donation of $750,000 to World Central Kitchen to aid communities impacted by natural disasters and humanitarian crises worldwide. For every purchase made with a Diners Club card globally on May 7, 2025, the company provided one meal, up to a total of $750,000. Diners Club Members globally met the donation maximum, indicating a successful donation day.
Hazendal Wine Estate is proud to launch the Artist Series | Limited Edition label.
On Monday evening, 19 May, the Hilton London Olympia hosted a highly anticipated event on the international wine calendar: the unveiling of The Mentors Limited Release Cabernet Sauvignon 2022.
Dan Nicholl, founder of Dan Really Likes Wine has launched a podcast version of SA’s most-loved wine show thanks to a nudge from Mike Ratcliffe.
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.
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.
Lance Dickerson, Managing Director at battery storage solution provider REVOV, offers some tips on how to optimise your solar installation, which entails proper maintenance of your battery storage setup.
Julia Joubert is an export manager at Robinson & Sinclair, where she represents 25 clients in multiple markets, including Benelux, Scandinavia, and Switzerland.
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