Guide to The Best of South Africa's Cape Winelands: the top wines, top wine events, news, comment, where to eat, where to stay and more. Editor Mike Froud
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Jun 15
Top ratings of SA Cabernet Sauvignon in the first half of 2026 all go to cellars on various slopes in the winelands of STELLENBOSCH.
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#SA #SouthAfrica #Stellenbosch #Cabernet #Sauvignon #DelaireGraff #KleineZalze #LeRiche #Tokara #Warwick
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Jun 10
Amazing! There are still wine cellars in the Cape offering great value at under R200 a bottle. 11 stood out at the 2026 Trophy Wine Show.
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#SA #SouthAfrica #Trophy #Wine #Show #Value #Bargain #Diemersdal #Nederburg
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Jun 10
The champions! Top-scoring white and red at the 2026 Trophy Wine Show. Kudos to Cederberg Wines and Delaire Graff, Stellenbosch.
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#SA #SouthAfrica #Trophy #Wine #Show #Cederberg #DelaireGraff
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Jun 8
A trophy at the International Wine Challenge, gold at the Global Cab Masters... and the year is still young! Kleine Zalze Family Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2021, WO Stellenbosch.
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#SA #SouthAfrica #KleineZalze #Stellenbosch
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Jun 5
Sunny skies and virtually no wind forecast for the 2026 Swartland Open Day. But which wine farms to aim for? Where are they offering a fun day out? And the food?
@Swartland
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#SA #SouthAfrica #Swartland #OpenDay @Schenkfontein #Intellego #KleinAmoskuil
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May 21
2026 International Wine Challenge trophy winners include SA Cab, Shiraz and White Blend.
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#SA #SouthAfrica #Wine #International #Challenge #Trophy #ConstantiaGlen #Babylonstoen #KleineZalze
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May 13
Imagine a wine festival where all of the winemaking involved clay amphoras... or where all the wines were made from grapes grown in Piekenierskloof!
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#SA #SouthAfrica #Top #Wine #Event #Festival #Citrus #Amphora
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May 10
Darn! The only SA red wine at under R200pb and rated 96 by one of the top panels during the past six months is already sold out! The message? He who hesitates is lost!
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#SA #SouthAfrica #Paarl #Value #Ridgeback #R200 #Under
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May 4
First a Pinotage, then a Chardonnay, now Cab-led blends. What next from top winemaker Abrie Beeslaar? A Cape Blend? A luxury Pinotage?
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#SA #SouthAfrica #Stellenbosch #Beeslaar #Sacrament #RedBlend #CapeBordeaux #Decanter
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Apr 22
Top Cape White Blend in Winemag Report: Cavalli Reserve 2025, crafted from Chenin, Verdelho, Chardonnay. WO Stellenbosch
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#SA #SouthAfrica #Cavalli #Stellenbosch #Helderberg #WhiteBlend #ReserveWhite
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Apr 15
Rated 96 in one Winemag report, 93 in another. To some, the scores are pretty close. To others, a case of gold vs silver. Mmm.
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@donkiesbaai
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#SA #SouthAfrica #Winemag #Report #Donkiesbaai #Chenin #GuardianPeak #Steen
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Apr 10
13 top Elgin and Bot River wine producers strutting their stuff at a fun place alongside the tracks, in the countryside, and good food too. What's not to like!
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#ElginRailwayMarket #RailwayWineFestival
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Apr 8
Top upcoming SA wine events in April '26... Better than run-of-the-mill stuff...
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#SA #SouthAfrica #Event #Calendar #April #Wine #Diary
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Mar 30
One of the Cape's best red blends for decades. From a kloof in Stellenbosch. Named in honour of the family's master shoemakers. 2022 Cape Bordeaux...
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#SA #SouthAfrica #Jordan #Stellenbosch #CobblersHill
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Mar 27
More than just a braai! Among Top 10 wine farm restaurants at Eat Out Awards. Listed among World's 101 Best Steak Restaurants. VUUR at Remhoogte wine estate, Stellenbosch. Chef-owner Shaun Scrooby.
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#SA #SouthAfrica #Restaurant #VUUR
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Mar 24
20 Best Restaurants in South Africa's Cape Winelands honoured at 2026 Eat Out Awards, with Best Destination Restaurant winner in Muldersvlei...
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#SA #SouthAfrica #EatOut #Restaurant #Awards #CapeWinelands #TheTable #DeMeye
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Mar 18
Three SA red blends scored 96 in Decanter tasting report, UK. Six rated 95. Nine 'outstanding' wines. Mostly Cape Bordeaux style, some Cape Rhone, some rather unusual.
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#SA #SouthAfrica #Decanter #RedBlend
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Mar 16
Vineyards worth fighting over. Seriously rare grapes. Vineyards in Paarl, Piekenierskloof, Tulbagh. Grenache Noir from De Kleine Wijn cellar on the farm Drie Fonteine.
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#SA #SouthAfrica #Grenache #KleineWijn #Driefonteine
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Mar 9
A Sauvignon Blanc that went from under R200 in 2025 to over R400 in 2026... Well, it was scored 97 in Platter's SA Wine Guide. Simply a matter of supply and demand, surely...
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#SA #SouthAfrica #Price #Wine #Increase #Value
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Mar 3
Mullineux takes sustainable wine farming and a sense of place to another level... Roundstone the first estate in the Cape winelands to earn Regenerative Organic certification.
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@Swartland
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#Organic #Mullineux #Roundstone #Swartland
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