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How a tiny Klein Karoo winery set out to bottle an entire country

How a tiny Klein Karoo winery set out to bottle an entire country

From just 360 bottles to up to 80 000 a year, Leon and Margaux Coetzee have built one of South Africa’s most eclectic wine projects, sourcing fruit from 50 vineyards across the Cape. They speak to...

08 Aug

SA’s vineyards are shrinking. Sauvignon Blanc is not

02 Aug

How the UK’s oldest member-owned wine merchant is reshaping the view of South African wine

30 Jul

The wine business of the future is already running out of a warehouse in Cape Town

The wine business of the future is already running out of a warehouse in Cape Town

10 May

The quiet extremity of South African Chardonnay: Leeu Passant’s 10-year vertical

The quiet extremity of South African Chardonnay: Leeu Passant’s 10-year vertical

06 May

Bot River’s most site-specific wines come with their own cheese

Bot River’s most site-specific wines come with their own cheese

03 May

Blanc cheques: Here’s what South Africans are spending on Chenin

Blanc cheques: Here’s what South Africans are spending on Chenin

02 May

This would-be Eersterivier ward is forging a wine identity on its own

This would-be Eersterivier ward is forging a wine identity on its own

30 Apr

He may have replaced sulphur in wine, so why is no one paying proper attention?

He may have replaced sulphur in wine, so why is no one paying proper attention?

26 Apr

Is wine writing working? SA’s most influential vino voices weigh in

Is wine writing working? SA’s most influential vino voices weigh in

23 Apr

The blend that inspired an empire: Inside one of SA’s most influential wine producers

The blend that inspired an empire: Inside one of SA’s most influential wine producers

19 Apr

She planted vines in her parents’ garden in Noordhoek... and built a cult wine following

She planted vines in her parents’ garden in Noordhoek... and built a cult wine following

16 Apr

The man who taught South Africa how to make wine: Charl Theron dies at 80

The man who taught South Africa how to make wine: Charl Theron dies at 80

14 Apr

Revenge of the West Coast: Sakkie Mouton’s radical wines

Revenge of the West Coast: Sakkie Mouton’s radical wines

12 Apr

Five benchmark white wines for winter: the trend report

Five benchmark white wines for winter: the trend report

10 Apr

From rebellion to benchmark: The wines that now define the Swartland

From rebellion to benchmark: The wines that now define the Swartland

07 Apr

The real wine market: Red blends South Africans are drinking right now, according to retailers

The real wine market: Red blends South Africans are drinking right now, according to retailers

04 Apr

The Stellenbosch wine estate that just outranked Bordeaux royalty

The Stellenbosch wine estate that just outranked Bordeaux royalty

02 Apr

The growers behind some of SA’s best wines step into the spotlight with a 95-point debut

The growers behind some of SA’s best wines step into the spotlight with a 95-point debut

29 Mar

‘We haven’t seen this before’: DGB named best SA wine producer for a record fifth time

‘We haven’t seen this before’: DGB named best SA wine producer for a record fifth time

24 Mar

Albert Ahrens: Meet the winemaker who turned Tupperware parties into a wine movement

Albert Ahrens: Meet the winemaker who turned Tupperware parties into a wine movement

22 Mar

The wine school dropout quietly becoming a global ambassador for South Africa

The wine school dropout quietly becoming a global ambassador for South Africa

18 Mar

The dying fishing town that fine wine saved

The dying fishing town that fine wine saved

15 Mar

Beyond the awards: What makes a great restaurant wine list?

Beyond the awards: What makes a great restaurant wine list?

14 Mar

Lammershoek revolutionised: The Swartland’s mothership goes grower-first

Lammershoek revolutionised: The Swartland’s mothership goes grower-first

10 Mar

Through the grapevine: These wines were top of the shops last month at Wine Concepts on Kloof

Through the grapevine: These wines were top of the shops last month at Wine Concepts on Kloof

07 Mar

Scrum to cellar: Rugby’s front-row favourites take on wine, aiming to change who drinks it

Scrum to cellar: Rugby’s front-row favourites take on wine, aiming to change who drinks it

06 Mar

From co-op to corporate: Hein Koegelenberg and the business of South African wine

From co-op to corporate: Hein Koegelenberg and the business of South African wine

03 Mar

Drinking outside the lines: Our wine editor’s five most exciting vino finds for February

Drinking outside the lines: Our wine editor’s five most exciting vino finds for February

27 Feb

Steering Spier: Frans Smit on wine, people, and playing the long game at the iconic SA estate

Steering Spier: Frans Smit on wine, people, and playing the long game at the iconic SA estate

25 Feb

Rebellion to disciplined craftsmanship: The making of Testalonga, SA’s leading natural wine

Rebellion to disciplined craftsmanship: The making of Testalonga, SA’s leading natural wine

20 Feb

Economists ranked SA’s best wines between R100 and R200: Here’s what came out on top

Economists ranked SA’s best wines between R100 and R200: Here’s what came out on top

17 Feb

How an investment banker from KZN became a self-made, first-generation Swartland winemaker

How an investment banker from KZN became a self-made, first-generation Swartland winemaker

13 Feb

Meet 5 new SA wine legends – and what they have to say about our wine after 367 years

Meet 5 new SA wine legends – and what they have to say about our wine after 367 years

12 Feb

The Robertson wines you’re probably not drinking (yet)

The Robertson wines you’re probably not drinking (yet)

11 Feb

Wine auction masterclass: Expert tips to score one of SA’s most coveted private collections

Wine auction masterclass: Expert tips to score one of SA’s most coveted private collections

06 Feb

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