Transformation and integration - #wineforgood
The South African wine industry, like the country itself, has lived through political turmoil and a fair amount of negativity with regards to its history. However, through radical transformation and a number of innovative projects, this perception is gradually changing as the industry is remade from within.read more » 03 July 2017
The Present Catches Up With The Past
A spread of results, celebrating the achievements of producers from Constantia to the Northern Cape, and from cellars dating back several centuries to producers making their first wines in the last ten years, are a feature of the 2017 OMTWS laureates.read more » 31 May 2017
Tuning the Vine
I love wine and when it comes to wine-tastings, I'm always looking for new and interesting ways to enjoy it. From sunset horseback tours in Argentina, to wine festivals in Australia, and even wine-making farm tours in France, I think I've done a pretty good job at satisfying my adventurous side.read more » 23 May 2017
Time to test your taste buds in Gauteng on Wed 17th May
It is with great joy that the South African Wine Tasting Championship announces that the 2017 Gauteng provincial challenge will take place at the Juliet Cullinan Standard Bank Wine Festival at Summer Place on Wed 17th of May 2017.read more » 17 May 2017
Concours Mondial de Bruxelles coming to SA?
The Concours Mondial de Bruxelles has been operating successfully for 23 years, and every year the competition is run and judged in a different part of the wine world, with the 2016 edition done in Plovdiv in Bulgaria and 2017 in Spain.read more » 06 December 2016
Zevenwacht Chenin Blanc 2015 & Mari-Louis Guy & Callie Maritz’s Roasted Cabbage Pie
Chenin Blanc is the largest planting of white wine grapes in the South African Vineyards, six time larger than the French Chenin Blanc vineyard, its home in the Loire. There are some stunningly old Chenin Blanc vineyards in the Cape. The Zevenwacht Chenin vineyard is 34 years old planted in a north south row direction.read more » 28 October 2016
Summer at Zevenwacht
This year is proving to be the showcase for our Flagship Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 in what has thus far been a rewarding year of achievements. The most recent accolade, the 2016 Michelangelo Awards Gran d'Or Medal is the third award this wine has received this year following on the Double Platinum NWC and Top 100 SA Wines.read more » 27 October 2016
Ultra Value Wine Challenge results 2017
Looking after consumers. The second set of annual results. The industry wine challenge that assists consumers find the smartest buys for under R100.read more » 03 October 2016
Stellenbosch has the potential to rival Napa Valley as a tourist attraction, says leading US expert
“Stellenbosch has the potential to become as significant as the Napa Valley,” says Clay Gregory, President and CEO of Visit Napa Valley. Gregory, who will be a headline speaker at The Business of Wine and Food Tourism Conference in Stellenbosch on 1 and 2 November, believes South Africa already has the skills and assets but currently lacks the investment.read more » 26 August 2016
Zevenwacht Chardonnay Barrel Fermented 2015
One of the bugbears of the South African Wine Industry, according to the acclaimed Rosa Kruger in a speech yesterday, is virus and in particular leaf roll virus which causes the leaves to roll up like cigars before the grapes are ripe.read more » 25 August 2016
Zevenwacht Syrah 2013
Zevenwacht Wine Estate is situated in the southern part of the Stellenbosch Wine Appellation in the Polkadraai region. It sits on a first ridge of hills just north of the False Bay coast where the estate is cooled in the heat of summer by breezes off the sea.read more » 15 July 2016
Zevenwacht The Tin Mine White 2014
The Johnson Family’s Zevenwacht Wine Estate Home Farm Vineyard is situated on the first and most southerly of the rolling Polkadraai Hills in the Stellenbosch Wine Appellation, just north of the coast of False Bay, whose maritime influence on the Estate’s wines is markedread more » 18 June 2016
Zevenwacht Chenin Blanc Barrel Fermented 2014
The 300-year-old gabled Zevenwacht Manor House and its tranquil setting on the north bank of a man made lake, belie the modern cutting edge winery and working wine farm that lie behind it.read more » 18 March 2016
The 'Concours Mondial du Sauvignon' RESULTS 2016
Sauvignon’s outstanding aromatic qualities make it one of the most popular varietals across the globe. Consumer recognition prompted the inception of a Concours Mondial or global competition, open to all producer wine regions in both hemispheres.read more » 10 March 2016
Zevenwacht 7even Rosé 2015, revisited
There are a number of ways to make a rosé, amongst the best of these is to grow your grapes with the specific purpose of making a rosé. And Jacques Viljoen, the Wine Maker at Zevenwacht does just this with his all singing, all dancing Zevenwacht 7even Rosé 2015.read more » 15 February 2016
