NWC / TOP 100 SA WINES 2019 This prestigious and hotly contested challenge sees a panel of top local and international judges pit themselves against thousands of exceptional submissions to rate wines per cultivar and blend. The top 100 best scoring wines across all cultivars and...
Alvi’s Drift is a family owned farm nestled on the banks of the Bree river in a quiet valley outside Worcester. A short drive from the town through the quiet village of Rawsonville leads you to the low-level bridge or “Drift” from which the farm...
The National Wine Challenge 2018 Awards Celebration took place on May 16th for the purpose of naming the top SA wines in terms of cultivar and blend. The wines receiving the top scores were awarded medals. See all winners here: Awards were given in the following...
Here we have the results of the annual Catavinum World Wine and Spirits Competition. One of the most important wine competition in the world, located in Spain, where wine and spirits from all the world are tasted, judged and awarded. a Total of 3480 wines and...
Vivino Wine Style Awards recognize the very best and most loved wines from around the globe. To determine winning wines, they dug into data from the past year - ratings and reviews from 26 million users! Their community of wine lovers is now the world’s largest...
Alvi’s Drift is a 7000 tonne winery in the Breede River Valley. The winery is owned by the Van Der Merwe family, Bertie Van Der Merwe along with his 2 sons, Johan a lawyer who has been working on the property for 10 years, and...
What if anything, would life be without Pinotage? Sure the French are famous for their Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes, Chateau Lafite Rothschild, Domaine Romanée Conti and of course their real Champagne - and Italy smash the ranks with their fabulous Gattinara, Chianti Classico, Barbera d'Asti and Lambrusco...
A Wine lovers profile of Chenin Blanc If we look back at the history of Chenin Blanc not only in South Africa, but in the world at large there is quite a profound story to be told...
The National Wine Challenge 2017, incorporating Top 100 SA Wines, the premier fine-wine-only event in SA, launched the hugely popular 2017 winning wines results last night. Top wineries, their wine makers and partners celebrated their victories at Crossly & Webb, the exclusive motor showroom in Cape Town. ...
Are online wine sales growing a viral vine? It certainly would appear so. With the growing trend of new age retail habits, preferences and customs of the maturing millennial generation – spreading to practically all the other generations, it would appear that online purchasing is...