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Celebrate the golden 50-year anniversary of Cap Classique in South Africa. The Cap Classique Producers Association and Simonsig have joined forced to celebrate their incredible craft. Spend a day in the gorgeous Stellenbosch Winelands and learn

Malu Lambert discovers Agulhas Wine Triangle wines, South Africa’s southernmost wines, exploring the unique and extreme region and picking her 12 best wines

This year the South African wine industry celebrates the 50 anniversary of the first harvest of grapes for the Cap Classique category.

Simonsig Wine Estate is synonymous with the history of the South African wine industry, the Stellenbosch wine region, and the Malan family name. In this episode of Carrie’s Corner, wine connoisseur Carrie Adams speaks to Johan Malan – the receipt of The 40th Diners Club Winemaker of the Year Award for 2020. His father, Frans Malan, produced the first bottle of the much-loved Kaapse Vonkel – one his many pioneering approaches to the South African wine industry. Johan tells the story of his...

  We take so much for granted these days – rotisserie chickens in the supermarket, avos and strawberries all year round (even if it goes against nature but we pay for the privilege anyway), not running out of toilet paper, road signs directing us to wine farms…  None of this was always the case; when Stellenbosch Wine Routes was established in 1971, those familiar brown and white signs with the farms’ names pointing us to the entrances – and upon which we partly rely, along with GPS a...

A Chardonnay vineyard in Napa Valley / Getty One of the most planted varieties in the world, Chard takes root in vineyards with breathtaking vistas from Australia to Italy. To help transport you while you sip, we rounded up some of the most beautiful Chardonnay-growing regions around the globe. Why not pour yourself a glass and take it all in? Chardonnay vineyards in Champagne, France / Alamy Champagne, France It’s almost a shame that the wines of Champagne are so stunning, we often neglect t...

iAfrica Knysna - Garden Route. Image: supplied 1 month ago 4 min read Share with your network! With incredible local holiday packages and deals up for grabs, South Africans should take full advantage and plan their 2021 getaways well in advance! Here is a quick look at South Africa’s long weekends and public holiday...

Travel getaways: Long weekends and public holidays on the Garden Route With great local holiday deals up for grabs, South Africans can take full advantage and plan their 2021 travel getaways well in advance. Here’s a look at South Africa’s long weekends and public holidays for 2021, along with how you can make the most of the calendar for the ultimate travel getaways. The pandemic has meant that many establishments are continuing to offer attractive rates and packages for the rest of the ...

A connoisseur of wines. You’ll find them across the globe, with plenty in South Africa, because let’s face it, it’s tough not to love wine in a place that produces some of the best in the world. For the average oenophile, (or anyone who enjoys a glass of fine wine), travelling from wine farm to wine farm, overseas and locally, is definitely up there on their bucket list. To make sure that (once the world has this pandemic under control) you can plan the perfect getaway, Forbes rounded up...