The exclusive and innovative food-and-wine dinners launched last year by Platter’s, featuring bottlings from producers who have excelled in the guide alongside exciting cuisine, resumes on 6 April 2017 with a gala evening in the company of the guide’s prestigious 2017 Winery of the Year, Nederburg Wines. ... More
The inaugural Best Sommelier of South Africa competition, organised by the South African Sommelier Association (SASA), has been won by Gareth Ferreira. ... More
With wine trade and media from 58 countries recently in Cape Town for Cape Wine 2015, Platter’s Guide in conjunction with four producers previously named Platter’s Winery of the Year held an exclusive tasting aimed at showcasing what South Africa can achieve in terms of ageability. ... More
The Cape Winemakers Guild Protégé Programme, a mentorship scheme with the goal of effecting transformation in the wine industry, has enrolled its first viticulture intern alongside three new winemaking protégés for 2015. ... More
Babylonstoren, one of the Cape’s oldest wine farms, restored in recent years by media mogul Koos Bekker and wife Karen, has launched its flagship red. ... More
Walker Bay winery Hermanuspietersfontein (HPF) has appointed Wilhelm Pienaar, latterly in charge of red-wine making at Nederburg, to replace Bartho Eksteen from vintage 2015. ... More
Samuel Viljoen has been appointed red-wine maker at Nederburg, taking over from Wilhelm Pienaar whom he has been assisting for the past several years. ... More
In a banner year for the South African wine industry, Platter's South African Wine Guide has chosen a remarkable 80 wines to be awarded the highest honour of five stars in this 34th edition of the guide – up from 62 in the last edition. ... More
Coinciding with Africa Day, the third annual Tops at Spar Gugulethu Wine Festival will be a “beautiful, safe and amazing experience”, the organisers promise. ... More
After creating a number of award-winning wines at Nederburg and KWV, Tariro Masayiti has been appointed as Springfontein Wine Estate’s viticulturist and winemaker. ... More
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