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Strengthening US wine labelling, new EU trade deals, market reports, more bottles lighten up
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Friday 30 January 2026
• 1 min read
Wine news in 5
Wildfires in Chile, New Zealand floods, South Africa starts harvest, Prosecco sales strong
Also: the WHO calls for raised alcohol taxes; more tariff drama; Champagne sales decline, and protests continue at Moët Hennessy. Above, fires still rage in South Africa. Photo by David...
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Friday 23 January 2026
• 1 min read
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Stories like that of Epicurean Wines provide hope for Africans such as Johannesburg-based wine writer Tshepang Molisana. This continues our...
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As a response to South Africa – a social progress report, we are publishing a series of personal accounts of...
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We want to set the record straight with some personal accounts of Black experiences in the SA wine industry.
The...
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Here is the second half of a photo report of visits to some of South Africa's leading producers. See also...
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In my article on The many hues of wine talent on Saturday, I promised to devote a more detailed article...
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The first half of an extensive two-part report on the increasingly exciting wines of the Cape. See also South Africa...
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An ugly-ducking grape turns swan in a remote region of the arid Northern Cape to celebrate tonight's #SpectacularSouthAfrica initiative to...
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A great vintage from the toughest country, a classic grape, and purity of fruit. Burnt rubber banished, but complexity a...
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Malu Lambert writes from the only wine-producing country in the world where wine exports and all domestic sales have been...
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The single-vineyard craze is catching on everywhere, including South Africa.
We’ve written quite a bit about the South African producer...
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5 April 2020 You may know from this thread on our Members' forum that the South African government has banned...
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Visiting South Africa again six weeks ago, I was excited by...
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10 February 2021 If you're looking for the latest information on our Old Vine Register, please see Our Old Vines...
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South African wine writer Malu Lambert happened to be in London when her country’s most famous wine was displayed in...
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Was this year's showing by the Cape's young guns the tasting of the year? It certainly felt like it. See...
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