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2025 Standard Bank Chenin Blanc Top Ten winners announced

Viticulture & Oenology

2025 Standard Bank Chenin Blanc Top Ten winners announced

25 Aug 2025

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Viticulture & Oenology

Standard Bank's Top 10 Chenin Blanc winners to shine at ProWine Shanghai

10 Sep 2024

Strauss & Co's virtual auction reaffirms support for the arts, fine wine

Viticulture & Oenology

Strauss & Co's virtual auction reaffirms support for the arts, fine wine

21 May 2020

Fine wines to go under the hammer at first Strauss & Co Fine Wine Auction in Cape Town

Viticulture & Oenology

Fine wines to go under the hammer at first Strauss & Co Fine Wine Auction in Cape Town

6 Sep 2019

From left to right: Roland Peens, director of Wine Cellar fine wine merchants, Frank Kilbourn, executive chairperson of Strauss & Co and Higgo Jacobs, expert sommelier.

Viticulture & Oenology

Strauss & Co's inaugural fine wine auction cultivates wine trading success

12 Jun 2019

Rare wines on offer at Strauss & Co's inaugural Fine Wine Auction

Viticulture & Oenology

Rare wines on offer at Strauss & Co's inaugural Fine Wine Auction

16 May 2019

SA wine praised at International Association of Sommeliers Cape Town session

Viticulture & Oenology

SA wine praised at International Association of Sommeliers Cape Town session

6 Feb 2019

Tanqueray and Ginologist Floral Gin triumph at Lifestyle Gin Awards

FMCG

Tanqueray and Ginologist Floral Gin triumph at Lifestyle Gin Awards

23 Oct 2018

Finalists revealed for Sunday Times Lifestyle Gin Awards

FMCG

Finalists revealed for Sunday Times Lifestyle Gin Awards

18 Sep 2018

Jo Wessels named SA's Best Sommelier 2018

Viticulture & Oenology

Jo Wessels named SA's Best Sommelier 2018

25 Sep 2018

Judges with Candidate Chefs in Cape Town. From left to right: Capsicum Culinary Studio’s Julietta e Silva, Megan Angus (Woodview Wagyu & Angus Beef), Craig Cormack (Celebrity Chef), Marieta Human (Hospitality Consultant), and Chief Judge Heinz Brunner (Honorary President of the South African Chefs Association, past Vice-Chairman of the World Body of Chefs and team manager of the Culinary Olympics team)

Hospitality

Fifth Distell Inter Hotel Challenge around the corner

3 Aug 2017

An explosion of colour erupts at Bot River this Spring

Events

An explosion of colour erupts at Bot River this Spring

21 Jul 2017

Calling all sommeliers for SA's Best Young Sommelier competition

Food & Wine

Calling all sommeliers for SA's Best Young Sommelier competition

21 Jul 2017

The Cape Legends & Artisan Spirits Inter Hotel Challenge

Tourism

Inter-hotel challenge intrigue at the Vineyard Hotel

Leigh Andrews 4 Apr 2017

A good year for Chenin Blanc

Commodities & Fairtrade

A good year for Chenin Blanc

29 Aug 2016

Cape Legends Inter Hotel Challenge winners

Food & Wine

Cape Legends Inter Hotel Challenge winners

1 Aug 2016

Very rare wines at Nederburg Charity Auction

Exhibitions & Events

Very rare wines at Nederburg Charity Auction

20 Aug 2015

Inaugural awards for the best 'Sommeliers' Selection'

Exhibitions & Events

Inaugural awards for the best 'Sommeliers' Selection'

2 Feb 2015

Exceptional wine service from Bollinger award winner

Food & bev. services

Exceptional wine service from Bollinger award winner

12 Nov 2014

Finalists of Bollinger Exceptional Wine Service Award selected

Food & bev. services

Finalists of Bollinger Exceptional Wine Service Award selected

12 Sep 2014

2013 Bollinger Exceptional Wine Service Award winner

Food & bev. services

2013 Bollinger Exceptional Wine Service Award winner

4 Nov 2013

Finalists of Bollinger wine service award

Food & bev. services

Finalists of Bollinger wine service award

23 Aug 2013

12 nations to compete in WOSA Sommelier Cup contests

Food & Wine

12 nations to compete in WOSA Sommelier Cup contests

12 Jun 2013

WOSA Sommelier Cup opens for entries

Food & bev. services

WOSA Sommelier Cup opens for entries

6 Jun 2013

Food & bev. services

Cape Legends supports inaugural Inter Hotel Challenge

3 Jun 2013

Top 100 SA Wines competition - Elgin Vintners takes two awards

Trends

Top 100 SA Wines competition - Elgin Vintners takes two awards

24 Apr 2012

12 newcomers to Nederburg Auction line-up

Exhibitions & Events

12 newcomers to Nederburg Auction line-up

11 Apr 2012

Semi-finalists for wine service award named

Food & bev. services

Semi-finalists for wine service award named

19 Jul 2011

New Platter's South African Wines 2011 available

Food & bev. services

New Platter's South African Wines 2011 available

19 Nov 2010