https://www.news24.com/lifeArgotic Syndication Framework, http://www.codeplex.com/argotichttps://www.rssboard.org/rss-specificationFriday Apr 03 2026 20:50:47Monday May 05 2025 18:00:41A new speakeasy-style wine bar, Nkula, has opened on Cape Town's Long Street with a bold focus on black excellence, showcasing black-owned South African wine brands and African mixology.https://www.news24.com/life/wine/features/nkula-wine-bar-a-biko-inspired-hub-for-black-winemakers-opens-on-cape-towns-long-street-20250505Monday May 05 2025 18:00:41Welcome to our SA Wine Listing page: A summary of some of the most exciting wine events happening in and around the Cape Winelands and further afield. https://www.news24.com/life/wine/wine-diary-a-curated-guide-to-upcoming-wine-events-this-month-20240909Monday May 05 2025 15:04:53For the third episode of Wine Life, I sat down with Berene Sauls of Tesselaarsdal Wines at the tasting room at Hamilton Russell Vineyards, having started as the nanny to Anthony Hamilton Russell’s children in 2001, as a red-cheeked 18 year-old. https://www.news24.com/life/wine/features/podcast-wine-life-episode-three-berene-sauls-and-her-tesselaarsdal-wines-the-salt-of-the-earth-20250224Wednesday Mar 05 2025 08:47:25The SA Terroir Wine Awards celebrate 20 years in 2025, highlighting the unique character of wines made from specific South African terroirs under the Wine of Origin scheme.https://www.news24.com/life/wine/features/20-years-of-the-sa-terroir-wine-awards-how-south-africa-is-defining-its-wine-identity-20250504Sunday May 04 2025 10:32:10Afro Wine Week will launch alongside CapeWine2025 in Cape Town this September, aiming to connect African American investors with Black-owned wine businesses in South Africa.https://www.news24.com/life/wine/news/afro-wine-week-us-entrepreneurs-launch-investor-focused-wine-summit-20250502Friday May 02 2025 18:03:05Ten years after the final Swartland Revolution, the pioneering winemakers behind the movement reunited for a two-day celebration in the Paardeberg, blending wine, music, and food in a distinctly Swartland setting.https://www.news24.com/life/wine/features/back-to-the-future-the-swartland-revolution-reunion-20250425Sunday Apr 27 2025 09:05:11Bernhard Bredell channels seven generations of Helderberg farming heritage into some of South Africa's most distinctive wines. Daléne Fourie takes a look at seven of their vintage releases from 2024. https://www.news24.com/life/wine/the-sipping-news-scions-of-sinai-the-anatomy-of-a-single-vineyard-wine-20250426Saturday Apr 26 2025 04:45:48Rueda Wine Co. hosted a tasting at Il Leone in Cape Town, featuring top Barolo and Barbaresco wines from Italy's Piedmont region.https://www.news24.com/life/wine/how-winos-travel-piedmont-with-rueda-wine-co-plus-5-must-try-local-italian-spots-20250425Friday Apr 25 2025 18:00:43Just three years after its rebirth under Belgian ownership, Hasher Family Wines clinched one of the industry's top honours — Winery of the Year at the 2025 London Wine Competition, beating nearly 2 000 global entries.https://www.news24.com/life/wine/news/south-african-winery-wins-top-honours-at-london-wine-competition-20250423Wednesday Apr 23 2025 18:00:46Since 2018, Reyneke Wines has grown from 40ha to 120ha, making it the largest certified organic and biodynamic wine farm in the Polkadraai Hills.https://www.news24.com/life/wine/a-religious-experience-how-johan-reynekes-organic-crusade-is-changing-sa-wine-20250420Sunday Apr 20 2025 08:52:16Daléne Fourie provides you with a reader's guide to understanding Champagne through the pioneering women who shaped it - and the bottles you can drink right here in Africa. https://www.news24.com/life/wine/the-sipping-news-the-champagne-widows-conquering-africa-and-5-bottles-to-try-20250419Saturday Apr 19 2025 04:45:41Boekenhoutskloof has grown from a small Franschhoek winery into a multi-regional enterprise spanning six properties, four regions, and eight brands, producing over six million bottles annually, including iconic labels like The Chocolate Block and Porseleinberg.https://www.news24.com/life/wine/meet-the-man-behind-the-chocolate-block-how-a-maverick-winemaker-built-an-empire-20250413Monday Apr 14 2025 14:24:37Meerendal's 1955 Heritage Block, among the world's oldest Pinotage plantings, has been rebranded and re-released, preserving the legacy of South Africa's homegrown varietal and in honour of the estate's first 1969 bottling of the block. https://www.news24.com/life/wine/news/the-meerendal-clone-worlds-third-oldest-pinotage-vineyard-rebranded-and-bottled-20250411Friday Apr 11 2025 18:00:47Pinotage may be SA’s signature grape, but Cinsaut has quietly shaped our wines for decades. From historic blends to a modern revival, News24 wine editor Daléne Fourie unpacks the backstory of SA’s "secret sauce", and highlights five must-try heritage blends. https://www.news24.com/life/wine/the-sipping-news-sas-secret-sauce-an-intro-to-cinsaut-and-five-must-try-heritage-blends-20250405Saturday Apr 05 2025 07:35:34Sijnn (pronounced sane) co-owners David Trafford and Simon Farr, along with winemaker Charla Bosman, have introduced their latest Sijnn Red and White blends, with Charla's maiden 2015 vintages for comparison. Daléne Fourie tried them.https://www.news24.com/life/wine/the-sipping-news-in-sijnn-new-wines-from-the-wild-ward-of-malgas-20250412Saturday Apr 12 2025 04:45:40Kanonkop ranks 24th among the world's most admired wine brands. The Drinks Business' annual list features Kanonkop and Bruce Jack (47th) as the only South African brands featured, both making their fifth appearance.https://www.news24.com/life/wine/news/two-sa-brands-rank-in-the-top-50-most-admired-wine-brands-in-the-world-for-a-5th-time-20250402Wednesday Apr 02 2025 18:00:42Praisy Dlamini, SA's first woman Cape Winemakers Guild Protege, is now CEO and winemaker at Adama Wines. Adama Wines is 55% black-owned, 30% female-run, and focused on empowering women in the wine industry.https://www.news24.com/life/wine/making-her-story-from-protege-to-ceo-how-praisy-dlamini-is-changing-the-women-in-wine-game-20250401Tuesday Apr 01 2025 14:00:33L'Equinox Wines reimagines the Swartland's most legendary vineyards - Paardeberg's old-vine Chenin, Skurfberg's rare Muscat, and more - through the lens of fearless, hands-off winemaking.https://www.news24.com/life/wine/no-drama-llama-mc-standers-lequinox-natural-wines-20250327Sunday Mar 30 2025 07:29:55Natural wine is a maturing category in South Africa, and though routinely scoffed at by traditionalists, the wines and their principles are making a name for themselves on wine lists across the country.https://www.news24.com/life/wine/whos-fault-is-it-anywaythe-cloudy-definition-of-natural-wine-plus-5-south-african-vinos-to-try-20250329Saturday Mar 29 2025 18:07:34South Africa's Three Ships Whisky Bourbon Cask just won the World's Best Blended Whisky award, beating global rivals like Scotland and Japan.https://www.news24.com/life/wine/news/the-south-african-spirit-sa-brand-wins-worlds-best-blended-whisky-again-20250328Friday Mar 28 2025 12:00:48