JC Bekker was recently appointed CEO of Rupert & Rothschild Vignerons with effect from 1st of June. JC has been at DGB for the last 22 years, where he was Cellarmaster for the whole group including their flagship, Boschendal, as well as headi
Take a listen to the interviews with the local judges to find out their impressions after officiating at this year’s Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show. Our Meridian Wine Merchants National Marketing Manager, Heidi Duminy gives us her thoughts
74 tasters assembled in Cape Town and Johannesburg as Wine Cellar – fine wine merchants hosted their second luxury white taste-off. Ten of SA’s most expensive and luxurious wines were blind-tasted and the public tasters ranked these i
Diemersdal wine maker Thys Louw had just finished the first stage of the world’s toughest mountain-bike race, the Cape Epic, when he heard that he’d won two gold medals. Not on the bike, but at the Concours Mondial du Sauvignon 2018, the world’s premie
On the 19th of March, TOKARA was named as one of the World’s Top 50 Most Admired Wine Brands for 2018, making the brand one of only three South African wine brands to hold this global accolade by Drinks International. Congratulations to Tokara on this
Schalk-Willem Joubert has resigned as CEO of Rupert & Rothschild Vignerons after a career of 20 years during which he played a major role in building the winery into a premier South African brand with a portfolio of quality wines recognised throughout
Anyone who has ever been to a wine tasting, knows that there is a lot of ‘nose’ action. Swirling the wine in the glass to open the ‘nose’ and smelling the wine to identify the ‘nose’. This can be quite intimidating for wine novices and those who drink
Enjoying internationally acclaim for the quality of its wine tourism offering, Franschhoek-based La Motte Wine Estate has again been acknowledged as Best Food and Wine Matching Experience in the 2018 edition of t
We’ve compiled a selection of some of the most beautiful tasting rooms in the Western Cape to while away the hours during the summer. Offering more than just tastings, our top picks provide lean-back luxury.