Rickety Bridge has launched its first icon wine, The Bridge 2008, named after the original 'rickety bridge' from which the estate took its name. A Cabernet Sauvignon, it was judged to be one of the Top 100 wines in the inaugural Top 100 SA Wines competition. With the vineyard being inaccessible by vehicle, all of the eight barrels were hand-made from start to finish.
8 Jun 2011 02:00
Hazendal wine estate has introduced its De Haas wines, in white, rosé and red in a screw cap range, a first for the estate. Haas, meaning rabbit or hare, takes its name from Christoffel Hazenwinkel, the original owner of the estate in 1699. 'Hazen' is the plural for 'haas', which reportedly roamed Hazendal in those early days.
13 May 2011 11:00
The Cape of Good Hope Wines, a new range of wines just released by Anthonij Rupert Wines and distributed by Meridian Wine Merchants, is now available. Attractive labels, showing replicas of the famous Cape of Good Hope stamps, complement three whites and two reds.
6 May 2011 09:58
To celebrate its bicentenary, champagne house, Perrier-Jouët, has released 100 bottles of its Bi-Centenaire, a living legacy champagne, designed to be passed on to future generations. To achieve this, the vintage has been carefully chosen for its exceptional ageing capacity by current cellar master Hervé Deschamps, the seventh cellar master in the house's 200 year-history.
12 Apr 2011 11:20
Simonsvlei International has introduced its latest stand-alone product, the Toffee Chunk Syrah, created for wine drinkers in search of a unique wine and different taste profile.
8 Apr 2011 11:58
The new vintages of its flagship range have been released by Steenberg Vineyards. These are the Sauvignon Blanc Reserve 2010, Steenberg Semillon 2010, Catharina 2007 and Nebbiolo 2009.
5 Apr 2011 13:07
Shannon Vineyards has released its Sanctuary Peak Sauvignon Blanc 2010 and two 2009 reds, Mount Bullet Merlot and Rockview Ridge Pinot Noir and offers a limited release Macushla Pinot Noir Noble Late Harvest, which received 4½ Stars in the 2011 Platter's Wine Guide. It retails at around R150.
30 Mar 2011 12:39
Southern Comfort has introduced its new line extension in South Africa, Southern Comfort Lime. The original and distinctive spirit of New Orleans - known for its unique combination of fruit, spice and whiskey flavours - is balanced with an extra zest of lime flavour to produce a perfectly mixed, ready-to-pour drink.
23 Mar 2011 13:30
As the nights grow longer, it is time to bring out the new Cape vintages released by Knorhoek and Zonnebloem.
21 Mar 2011 23:56
The Allesverloren 2008 Tinta Barocca has been released by Danie Malan, owner and winemaker of the estate. Described as an easy-drinking wine that offers a rich abundance of berry flavours, softened by vanilla and oak spice aromas, it retails for about R77 a bottle.
20 Jan 2011 11:11
Delaire, the Stellenbosch boutique wine estate perched high on the crest of the Helshoogte Pass, is celebrating the completion of its new state-of-the-art cellar with the release of a trio of new terroir driven wines.
8 Oct 2008 12:23
[ActivRetail] The House of JC Le Roux has become the first producer to win the prestigious
Wine Magazine Amorim Cap Classique Challenge with a rosé - JC Le Roux Pinot Noir Rosé 2006.
25 Sep 2008 13:51
Fleur du Cap has released its first white wine under screw cap with the new 2008 vintage of its Unfiltered Sauvignon Blanc. All 2008 vintages of the brand's white unfiltered wines will be bottled under screw cap instead of cork to safeguard the quality and flavours by eliminating any risk of cork taint.
2 Sep 2008 13:56[Thabang Mokopanele] Africa's largest wine and liquor maker, Distell, expects to show continued growth in revenue and earnings, but at more modest levels because of the slowdown in consumer spending in South Africa and globally.
21 Aug 2008 11:35 
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