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Sparkling wines for the 2025 festive season
Top tips for those seeking a bit of sparkle for the holidays this Christmas and New Year. From £14 to £1,438 a bottle. A version of this article is published...
Jancis Robinson
Saturday 22 November 2025
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South Africa's Trophy Wine Show 2025
Tamlyn Currin
Friday 22 August 2025
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WWC25 – The thief in the night, by Charlotte Adams Alsaadi
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Thursday 21 August 2025
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26 October 2023 Since my original article was published, a mining company, Cienth Pty Ltd, has reapplied for a prospecting...
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A follow-up to our 133 tasting notes on current SA sparkling, white and rosé wines, including a complete vertical of...
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Dubbed a once-in-a-200-year event, extreme flooding in the Western Cape wrought destruction across some of its wine regions. Malu Lambert...
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The Agulhas Wine Triangle's special wine potential explored.
Last May I went to South Africa to judge the Trophy Wine...
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South Africa's best-known wine authority Michael Fridjhon reviews the latest from South Africa's most highly valued wine producer. Above, the...
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A fine pair from South Africa with quite a story.
Cloudfall 2020 from R500, $18.99, £19.99
Gentle Giant 2017 from...
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In this entry to our 2023 wine writing competition, South African wine writer Joanne Gibson writes about her godfather, wine...
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In this entry to our 2023 wine writing competition, winemaker Cerina van Niekerk writes about South African wine scientist Hanneli...
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Inspired by WWC21 winner Chris Howard’s eloquent description of South Africa’s Old Vine Project yesterday, Jancis shares her notes from...
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As we approach the end of August, when it will be time for you to vote on your favourite entry...
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In this submission to our 2023 wine writing competition, wine writer Sedale McCall writes about pioneering South African winemaker Ntsiki...
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In this entry to our 2023 wine writing competition, wine enthusiast Dinah Longden writes about Samantha O'Keefe of Lismore. See...
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14 August 2023 See Richard Kelley MW's interesting elucidation of a description of Eben Sadie's Sequillo added to the end...
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In this entry to our 2023 wine writing competition, wine writer Emile Joubert writes about his favourite wine person: his...
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