Wine Tasting
latest news & developmentsAI-powered visual wine guide debuts at 2024 Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction Showcase events
Just as Nedbank innovates in digital banking, so is wine appreciation being made more accessible
Standard Bank Private and WineX partnership launch for SA’s most vibrant wine festival
WineX now attracts a wine-savvy crowd of up to 10 000 attendees in Gauteng and hosts regional shows across the country
Standard Bank Private and WineX present SA’s most vibrant wine festival
Visitors can enjoy three nights of wine tastings and interactions with award-winning winemakers
Here’s to Wine Wednesdays!
Head for northern Joburg and you may just discover an oenophilic experience reminiscent of a spell in Stellenbosch.
Vive la France it’s Bastille Day!
The Franschhoek Bastille Festival is back after a two-year hiatus. Celebrate all things French-inspired with great food and wine.
The best booze and chocolate pairings
On World Chocolate Day on 7 July, experience chocolate like never before, paired with your favourite adult drink
Idiom restaurant celebrates a decade of excellence with paired wine tasting
Tucked away in the hills of the Helderberg, the new Idiom restaurant and wine tasting centre feels like an escape to another world.
SA’s best wines on a Platter
The latest guide to South African wines might have some flaws, but it sets an international standard.
Simple shiraz blends make for drinking comfort
Shiraz-based blends that are not too complicated but fresh and delicious are my own "house red".
Incentive to rock ‘n riesling
Riesling: If you have never riesled, it is time to start.
Old faithful settles into a new niche
Cinderella and workhorse were favourite clichés to describe the role of chenin blanc in the local wine industry of olden days.
Get into the spirit with the A-Z of festive drinks
A is for anticipation, B is for bottoms up — and T is for tanked. <b>Tim James</b> guides you through the best of the season.
All’s fair in posh and plonk
Wine lovers in Jo’burg can choose between the Cape’s famous, fancy or fresh wines this weekend.
Fruits of a purer vine
<b>Claire Hu</b> rounds up some of the best organic local wines.
Adventurers are spoilt for choice
There are an awful lot of South African wines out there — about 7?000. It’s tempting to abandon adventurism and reach for another bottle of the same.