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JR enthuses over Cape wine

Jancis Robinson's notes on about 60 South African wines, republished from the closed-access part of her website with her kind permission. Read more

A smart Brit goes for coffee pinotage

In his review of 25 pinotages tasted at Wosa's London Megatasting, Richard Hemming, who writes for Jancis Robinson's website, gave his highest praise and his highest score to Diemersfontein. Read more

The first Shiraz Showcase

Shiraz SA, the recently formed organization for all producers of Shiraz, has just announced their presentation of the first ever Shiraz Showcase Read more

The pleasures of drinking mature semillon

Pieter de Klerk reports on a remarkable tasting of South African semillons going back to 1997. Read more

Veritas time again

The results of the 2009 Veritas awards have just been announced. Veritas remains probably the most important local wine competition, in terms, that is, of widespread recognition and credibility amongst ordinary wine drinkers. Read more