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Wednesday, 27 October, 2021

Prescient Chardonnay Report 2021 is now live!

Chardonnay is nothing if not adaptable but cooler areas seem to make SA’s best versions.

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Thursday, 14 October, 2021

Prescient Sauvignon Blanc Report 2021 is now live!

Overall quality extremely high.

Friday, 8 October, 2021

Prescient Chardonnay Report 2021: Call for entries

Entries for the Chardonnay Report 2021 sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient are now open.

Thursday, 7 October, 2021

Introducing Spittoon Saloon – a wine talk show unlike any other

Can wine-related video be worth watching? Over the next few weeks, we’re going to meet some of South Africa’s most celebrated wine people. And some who aren’t celebrated enough.

Jacqueline Lahoud

Tuesday, 5 October, 2021

Announcing the Label Design Awards 2021: Wine - Beer - Spirits

Entries for the seventh annual Wine Label Design Awards, the fourth annual Beer Label Design Awards, and the second annual Spirits Label Design Awards are now open

Tuesday, 21 September, 2021

Prescient Pinot Noir Report 2021 is now live!

Although the category remains small, it is improving fast.

Wednesday, 15 September, 2021

Prescient Signature Red Blend Report 2021 is now live!

Any combination of varieties is acceptable resulting in some fascinating wines ...

Wednesday, 25 August, 2021

Prescient Shiraz Report 2021 is now live!

Shiraz proves its versatility across a wide range of growing areas.

Tuesday, 3 August, 2021

Prescient Cape Bordeaux Red Blend Report 2021 is now live!

This year’s Cape Bordeaux Red Blend Report sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient attracted 64 entries received from 57 producers and these were tasted blind (labels out of sight) by a three-person panel, scoring done according to the 100-point quality scale.

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Thursday, 22 July, 2021

Prescient Minority Report 2021 is now live!

The focus of the Minority Report is on wines from varieties whose respective total plantings do not exceed 5 000ha.

Wednesday, 23 June, 2021

Prescient Merlot Report 2021 is now live!

Merlot’s fruity charms on show once again but true complexity hard to come by.

Thursday, 3 June, 2021

Prescient Merlot Report 2021: Call for entries

Entries for the Merlot Report 2021 sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient are now open.

Wednesday, 2 June, 2021

Prescient Pinotage Report 2021 is now live!

Plenty of stylistic innovation on display...

Friday, 14 May, 2021

Prescient Pinotage Report 2021: Call for entries

Only one week left to enter the Prescient Pinotage Report 2021

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Wednesday, 12 May, 2021

Prescient Cabernet Sauvignon Report 2021 is now live!

Stellenbosch dominates with nine wines in the Top 10 of the Prescient Cabernet Sauvignon Report 2021.

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Tuesday, 4 May, 2021

Prescient Chenin Blanc Report 2021 convened by Winemag.co.za now live!

Wines showing subtle, low-key vinification to the fore ...

Thursday, 29 April, 2021

Prescient Cape White Blend Report 2021 is now live!

Small but important category offers outstanding quality relative to price.

Thursday, 8 April, 2021

Prescient Sweet Wine & Fortifieds Report 2021 is now live!

Port-style wines dominate the Top 10.

Jacqueline Lahoud

Tuesday, 6 April, 2021

Last chance to enter the Chenin Blanc & Cape White Blend Report 2021

Entries for the Prescient Chenin Blanc & Cape White Blend Report 2021 convened by WInemag.co.za close on 7 April. Don't miss your chance to enter...

Jacqueline Lahoud

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Thursday, 1 April, 2021

Blanc de Blancs to the fore in the Prescient Cap Classique Report 2021

The second annual Cap Classique Report convened by Winemag.co.za and sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient is now out.

Jacqueline Lahoud

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Friday, 19 March, 2021

10-Year-Old Wine Report 2021 now available: Nederburg is best performing winery overall

78 entries from 40 producers were received and as a whole, the line-up showed extremely well with 67.9% (a total of 53 wines) rating 90 points or higher.

Friday, 12 February, 2021

10-Year-Old Wine Report 2021: Call for entries

One of the most important measures of great wine is that it should be age-worthy and with this in mind, Winemag.co.za is running the fifth annual 10-Year-Old Wine Report.

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Friday, 11 December, 2020

Prescient Top 20 Wines South Africa now live – Tokara is Winery of the Year

Winemag.co.za reviewed a total of 927 wine across 20 wine categories in its various reports sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient over the course of the year. Each report was based on the outcome of a blind tasting of wines entered within the specific category.

Thursday, 5 November, 2020

Prescient Minority Report 2020 now live – an overview of the niche varieties

This year’s Minority Report convened by Winemag.co.za and sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient is now out.

Wednesday, 14 October, 2020

Prescient Chardonnay Report 2020 now live – overall quality as high as ever

This year’s Chardonnay Report convened by Winemag.co.za and sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient is now out.

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Thursday, 1 October, 2020

Prescient Sauvignon Blanc Report 2020 – ever increasing sophistication

This year’s Sauvignon Blanc Report convened by Winemag.co.za and sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient is now out.

Wednesday, 9 September, 2020

Prescient Pinot Noir Report 2020 now live – Elgin to the fore

‘Purity of fruit and attention to detail ensures a bright future for Pinot Noir'. This year’s Pinot Noir Report convened by Winemag.co.za and sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient is now out.

Tuesday, 8 September, 2020

Only two-days left to enter Prescient Sauvignon Blanc Report 2020

Entries for the Sauvignon Blanc Report sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient are now open, the focus being unwooded Sauvignon Blanc, wooded Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc-Semillon blends.

Wednesday, 2 September, 2020

Prescient Signature Red Blend Report 2020 now live – the quintessential SA red blend still to be resolved

This year’s Signature Red Blend Report convened by Winemag.co.za and sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient is now out.

Jacqueline Lahoud

Tuesday, 25 August, 2020

Prescient Sauvignon Blanc Report 2020: Call for entries

Entries for the Sauvignon Blanc Report sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient are now open, the focus being on 1) Unwooded Sauvignon Blanc; 2) Wooded Sauvignon Blanc and 3) Sauvignon Blanc-Semillon Blends.

Jacqueline Lahoud

Wednesday, 19 August, 2020

Prescient Pinotage Report 2020 now live – no longer an easy target for criticism

This year’s Pinotage Report convened by Winemag.co.za and sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient is now out.

Jacqueline Lahoud

Friday, 14 August, 2020

Prescient Signature Red Blend Report 2020: Call for entries

Only one week left to enter the fifth annual Signature Red Blend Report.

Jacqueline Lahoud

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Wednesday, 12 August, 2020

Prescient Shiraz Report 2020 now live – high average quality but stylistic split more pronounced than ever

This year’s Shiraz Report convened by Winemag.co.za and sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient is now out.

Jacqueline Lahoud

Wednesday, 29 July, 2020

Prescient Merlot Report 2020 now live – beyond soft and easy

The fourth annual Merlot Report convened by Winemag.co.za with the backing of official producer body Hallo Merlot and sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient is now out.

Jacqueline Lahoud

Thursday, 23 July, 2020

Prescient Shiraz Report 2020: Call for entries

Entries for this year’s Shiraz Report sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient are now open.

Jacqueline Lahoud

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Wednesday, 22 July, 2020

Prescient Cape Bordeaux Red Blend Report 2020 now live – plenty of fruit power in evidence

The sixth annual Cape Bordeaux Red Blend Report convened by Winemag.co.za and sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient is now out. There were 61 entries from 51 producers and 33 rated 90-plus on the 100-point quality scale.

Jacqueline Lahoud

Wednesday, 22 July, 2020

Prescient Pinotage Report 2020: Call for entries

Entries for this year’s inaugural Winemag Pinotage Report sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient are now open.

Jacqueline Lahoud

Wednesday, 1 July, 2020

Prescient Cabernet Sauvignon Report 2020 now live – category proves its blue-chip credentials once again

The ninth annual Cabernet Sauvignon Report convened by Winemag.co.za and sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient is now out.

Jacqueline Lahoud

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Friday, 19 June, 2020

Prescient Chenin Blanc Report 2020 now live – Is this South Africa’s strongest wine category?

The inaugural Chenin Blanc Report convened by Winemag.co.za and sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient is now out. There were 88 wines from 57 producers entrered, and this proved to be an extraordinarily strong line-up.

Jacqueline Lahoud

Tuesday, 16 June, 2020

Prescient Cabernet Sauvignon Report 2020: Call for entries

Entries for the ninth annual Cabernet Sauvignon Report sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient are now open.

Jacqueline Lahoud

Wednesday, 3 June, 2020

Last day to enter the Prescient Chenin Blanc Report 2020

Entries for the Chenin Blanc Report 2020 sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient close at 5pm today, the focus being on 1) Chenin Blanc; and 2) Cape White Blends, the latter defined as those wines containing a Chenin Blanc component of more than 15% and less than 85%.

Tuesday, 2 June, 2020

Winemag.co.za relaunches 2020 tasting programme

With the move to alert level 3 in terms of lockdown regulations to do with Coronavirus, we have re-arranged our tasting programme for 2020.

Jacqueline Lahoud

Wednesday, 8 April, 2020

Prescient Sweet Wine & Fortifieds Report 2020 Results

Prescient Sweet Wine & Fortifieds Report 2020 is now out – 27 wines rate 90-plus, find out who the Top 10 are.

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Thursday, 2 April, 2020

Label Design Awards 2020 announced virtually

Three gold awards for wine, two each for beer and spirits in the Label Design Awards 2020 Results of this year’s Label Design Awards for Wine, Beer and Spirits proudly sponsored by self-adhesive label supplier Rotolabel, in association with UPM Raflatac, Synchron, Kemtek and HP Indigo, were announced online on Wednesday 1 April.

Thursday, 19 March, 2020

Results of the Prescient Cap Classique Report 2020 are out

Cap Classique is South African sparkling wine made by means of wine undergoing a secondary fermentation in bottle. The bottle is filled with wine, to which sugar and yeast are added, causing the second fermentation. This gives off carbon dioxide – the bubble in the final product.

Tuesday, 17 March, 2020

Prescient Chenin Blanc Report 2020: Call for entries

Entries for the Chenin Blanc Report 2020 sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient are now open, the focus being on 1) Chenin Blanc; and 2) Cape White Blends, the latter defined as those wines containing a Chenin Blanc component of more than 15% and less than 85%.

Thursday, 27 February, 2020

Prescient Sweet Wine and Fortifieds Report 2020: Call for entries

Entries for the Sweet Wine and Fortifieds Report 2020 sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient are now open, the focus being on 1) Natural Sweet; 2) Noble Late Harvest; 3) Straw Wine; 4) Hanepoot; 5) Muscadel and 6) Port-style.

Jacqueline Lahoud

Thursday, 27 February, 2020

Prescient Cap Classique Report 2020: Call for entries

Entries for the Cap Classique Report 2020 sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient are now open.

Friday, 21 February, 2020

10-Year-Old Wine Report 2020 now available

Winemag.co.za is pleased to present the 10-Year-Old Wine Report 2020 – featuring wines from the 2010 vintage. Delaire Graff wins a bottle of GS Cabernet 1966 worth R30 000 for best wine overall!

Jacqueline Lahoud

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Thursday, 16 January, 2020

Label Design Awards 2020: Wine| Beer | Spirits – Call for Entries

Don’t miss the chance for your label to shine! Entries for the Label Design Awards 2020 are now open. Visit Winemag.co.za to view details for the three label categories: wine, beer and spirits and complete the entry form.

Friday, 13 December, 2019

Label Design Awards 2020: Wine| Beer | Spirits – sponsored by Rotolabel

Don’t miss the chance for your label to shine! Entries for the sixth annual Wine Label Design Awards, the third annual Beer Label Design Awards and now for the first time, the Spirits Label Design Awards open early in the new year.

Friday, 15 November, 2019

Sauv-Sem Blend/Wooded Sauvignon Blanc Report 2019

Sauvignon Blanc is South Africa’s fourth most widely planted variety with 9 533 ha in the ground, the equivalent of 10.2% of the national vineyard. Unwooded examples made for early release have been hugely successful in commercial terms, but some can be accused of being a little simple. How to build greater complexity?

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Friday, 18 October, 2019

Results of the Prescient Chardonnay Report 2019 are now out

Chardonnay is an extremely important category within the South African wine industry – it is the seventh most widely planted variety with 6 660ha in the ground, the equivalent of 7.16% of the national vineyard and because of its well established credentials around the world, the best examples are able to demand a price premium and ensure profitability that so often eludes producers.

Tuesday, 1 October, 2019

Tonnellerie Saint Martin Pinot Noir Report 2019

In Winemag and Tonnellerie Saint Martin's Pinot Noir Report, De Grendel Op die Berg 2017 was judged best wine overall with 94 points.

Jacqueline Lahoud

Monday, 2 September, 2019

Winemag Shiraz Report 2019

The inaugural Shiraz Report is now out. 83 entries were received from 67 producers for this year’s competition. These were tasted blind (labels out of sight) by the three-person panel, scoring done according to the 100-point quality scale.

Jacqueline Lahoud

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Tuesday, 27 August, 2019

Tonnellerie Saint Martin Pinot Noir Report 2019: only one day left to enter

Winemag.co.za is pleased to announce the third annual Pinot Noir Report sponsored by Tonnellerie Saint Martin. Entries close on Wednesday 28 August. Results will be made public on Tuesday 17 September.

Thursday, 15 August, 2019

Swartland Organic Winery Org de Rac makes its mark at Signature Blend Report

For the second year running Org de Rac’s Die Waghuis 2017 came in among the top performers in the Winemag Signature Red Blend Report scoring 93pts.

Thursday, 1 August, 2019

Top 12 wines in the Signature Red Blend Report 2019 announced

Winemag.co.za has just released its fourth annual Signature Red Blend Report, the aim of the exercise being to reward winemakers who are prepared to try something a little different, wines included “distinctive of their originators”.

Thursday, 18 July, 2019

#BestValue Chenin Blanc Tastings 2019 – Results

The top five wines from the inaugural WineMag Best Value Chenin Blanc Tastings 2019 have been released.

Monday, 8 July, 2019

#BestValue Tastings 2019 - White Blends & Red Blends: Call for Entries

Our Best Value Tastings 2019 programme continues, this time with 1) White Blends and 2) Red Blends. The aim is to find the best examples of these varieties costing between R60 and R120 per bottle.

Karen Glanfield

Friday, 5 July, 2019

#BestValue Shiraz Tasting 2019 - Results

The top five wines from the inaugural Best Value Shiraz Tastings 2019 have been released.

Wednesday, 26 June, 2019

#BestValue Pinotage Tasting 2019 – Results

The top five wines from the inaugural Best Value Pinotage Tastings 2019 have been announced.

Monday, 24 June, 2019

Winemag Merlot Report 2019

The third annual Merlot Report convened by Winemag.co.za with the backing of official producer body Hallo Merlot is now out.

Tuesday, 7 May, 2019

The top 10 wines from the Prescient Cabernet Sauvignon Report 2019 have been announced

The eighth annual Cabernet Sauvignon Report sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient is now out.

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Friday, 12 April, 2019

Results of the Winemag Alternative Varieties Report 2019

Semillon, Cabernet Franc to the fore in the second annual Alternative Varieties Report. The second annual Alternative Varieties Report focusing on single-variety wines which fall outside the mainstream was released on Tuesday, 9 April at Babylonstoren in Paarl.

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Friday, 15 March, 2019

Results of the Wine | Beer Label Design Awards 2019

Results of the fifth annual Wine Label Design Awards and the second annual Beer Label Design Awards proudly sponsored by self-adhesive label supplier Rotolabel, with Synchron and UPM Raflatac, in a secondary capacity, were announced on 13 March 2019 at Hazendal in Stellenbosch.

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Tuesday, 15 January, 2019

Wine Label Design Awards | Beer Label Design Awards 2019: Call for entries

Entries are now open for the fifth annual Wine Label Design Awards and the second Beer Label Design Awards.

Friday, 7 December, 2018

Die Waghuis from Swartland’s Org de Rac Takes Top Spot at Winemag Report

Org de Rac’s Die Waghuis 2017 took top honours at the recent Cape White Blend Report compiled by leading South African digital magazine Winemag, being one of only four wines and the only certified organic wine to achieve a 94pt rating in the 2018 competition.

Org de Rac Domain

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Thursday, 6 December, 2018

A small but important category for South Africa: Winemag releases the third annual Cape White Blend Report 2018

Winemag.co.za released the third annual Cape White Blend Report – in order to be eligible, wines had to contain a significant Chenin Blanc component, specifically more than 15% and less than 85%.

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Thursday, 15 November, 2018

Aerobotics Sauv-Sem Blend/Wooded Sauvignon Blanc Report

Winemag.co.za is pleased to release the sixth annual Sauv-Sem Blend/Wooded Sauvignon Blanc Report now sponsored by precision agriculture service provider Aerobotics. There were 41 blends entered from 37 producers while for the second time, Wooded Sauvignon Blanc was included, and here we had 19 examples from 16 producers.

Tuesday, 13 November, 2018

Cape White Blend Report 2018: Call for entries

Winemag.co.za is pleased to announce the third Cape White Blend Report, the focus being wines with a significant Chenin Blanc component, specifically greater than 15% but less than 85%.

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Thursday, 18 October, 2018

Winemag.co.za releases its much-anticipated Prescient Chardonnay report

Winemag.co.za, in association with financial services company Prescient, announced the top Chardonnays - from a record number of 117 entries - at a celebratory sundowner event at the Norval Foundation in Cape Town on Tuesday, 16 October.

Wednesday, 17 October, 2018

The Prescient Chardonnay Report 2018

The eighth annual Chardonnay Report sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient is now out. There were 117 entries from 81 producers and these were tasted blind (labels out of sight) by a three-person panel, scoring done according to the 100-point quality scale.

Winemag.co.za, Christian Eedes

Thursday, 4 October, 2018

Sauvignon Blanc - Semillon Blend/Wooded Sauvignon Blanc Report 2018: Call for Entries

Winemag.co.za is pleased to announce the sixth annual Sauvignon Blanc-Semillon Blend/Wooded Sauvignon Blanc Report.

Friday, 21 September, 2018

Prescient Chardonnay Report 2018: Call For Entries

In conjunction with multinational financial services company Prescient, Winemag.co.za is pleased to announce the eighth annual Chardonnay Report.

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Thursday, 20 September, 2018

Winemag.co.za in association with Tonnellerie Saint Martin, announce top-scoring Pinot Noirs

Where does Pinot Noir do best in SA?

Monday, 27 August, 2018

Tonnellerie Saint Martin Pinot Noir Report 2018: Call for entries

In conjunction with Tonnellerie Saint Martin, Winemag.co.za is pleased to announce the second annual Pinot Noir Report.

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Thursday, 23 August, 2018

Winemag.co.za Sweet Wine Report 2018

Winemag congratulates the top performers in the inaugural Sweet Wine Report 2018.

Monday, 6 August, 2018

Eileses Capital Announces its Acquisition of Winemag.co.za

Eileses Capital is glad to have acquired Winemag.co.za as the premier mouthpiece regarding South African fine wine and the intention is to provide the necessary capital to promote further the country's outstanding wines internationally.

Eileses Capital

Friday, 27 July, 2018

The Signature Red Blend Report 2018 compiled by Winemag.co.za now out

30 wines rate 90-plus in this year's report

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