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September 13, 2023
Best-known for making cool-climate Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, Anthony Hamilton Russell is also an evangelist for Pinotage – or rather Pinotage of a certain kind. But transforming the reputation of South Africa’s emblematic grape variety is no easy task, as Richard Woodard discovers.
August 18, 2023
Now in its 41st year, the Cape Winemakers Guild has grown from just eight winemakers to 41, who represent some of the country’s best producers.
March 8, 2022
Women are shaping the future of the wine industry. This International Women’s Day we highlight 12 women in wine and their top-scoring wines from DWWA...
April 14, 2021
5 great wines to try for under R100 Share Whether itâs a birthday, office triumph, or the simple pleasure of a bubble bath â South Africans know wine will rise to the occasion. Wine is much more than a photo album, it is a collection of unforgettable moments and emotions shared with beautiful people. Great wine is a perfect combination between an emotion and a strong distinct personality, where both of them are impossible not to be recognised, in the same way, an exceptional wine is ...
February 9, 2021
Anybody who knows about the SA wine industry knows Mike Ratcliffe. The son of Norma Ratcliffe – a pioneer of winemaking women in South Africa and founder of Warwick Wine Estate – Michael launched his own brand, Vilafonte, over twenty years ago. Fine wine critic Carrie Adams sits down with Ratcliffe, to discuss establishing a brand in a short period of time, ‘in a world where there are millions of labels and just a handful of brands’. – Jarryd Neves Mike Ratcliffe on the upcoming harve...