Who is/are Cilmor? Where is Cilmor? How to pronounce Cilmor? R99 for a trophy winner at South Africa's most prestigious wine show? topwinesa.com/7ufc #SA #SouthAfrica #Top #Wine #Trophy #Show #Cilmor

A trophy-winning wine at under R100 a bottle! You knew it wouldn't be around for long. What other highly rated wines offer really good value? Under R200, say, and still available... topwinesa.com/poxr #SA #SouthAfrica #Bargain #Value #Discovery #Trophy #Wine #Show #Cilmor

Likening the winemaker's cellar to the artist's studio... La Motte of Franschhoek introduces Pierneef Atelier... A new name for a familiar wine. topwinesa.com/u5yi #SA #SouthAfrica #Top #Wine #LaMotte #Pierneef #Atleier #Franschhoek #Syrah #Viognier #RedBlend

Stellenbosch Cab on a roll... First a win for Le Grand at International Wine Challenge, then for Boschendal Appellation Series at Trophy Wine Show, then for Knorhoek at Decanter Awards topwinesa.com/o3eq #SA #SouthAfrica #Top #Wine #Decanter #Stellenbosch #Cab #Cabernet

Smartest Merlot in town? One of the Top 10 in South Africa, they say, and just R80 a bottle! Wellington wine... topwinesa.com/d31o #SA #SouthAfrica #Top #Wine #Value #Bargain #Under #R100 #R200

No. 1 in Winemag's Chenin Report with the 2024 vintage. Gold at the Global Wine Masters with the 2023 vintage. 95/100 at the IWSC with the 2022... Howzat! Perdeberg Dry Land Barrel-Fermented Chenin Blanc!! topwinesa.com/x5v6 #SA #SouthAfrica #Top #Wine #Perdeberg #Chenin

Caroline Rillema's Red Wine Review on 24 July at the DHL Stadium in Cape Town will bring together many of the Cape's top producers for wine lovers to engage with. A special event! topwinesa.com/figf #SA #SouthAfrica #Top #Wine #Caroline #RedWineReview #CapeTown

Thankfully the SA Winemag panel found at least one Pinotage verging on extraordinary/profound for their annual report on the variety: illimis 2024 from the Polkadraai Hills in Stellenbosch, scored 95/100. topwinesa.com/86m5 #SA #SouthAfrica #Pinotage #Winemag #Report

Graham Beck: top SA bubbly cellar, no stranger to good ratings. But also on the leaderboard at the 2025 International Wine & Spirit Competition is a Robertson beauty fairly new on the scene: Windfall Mendola Blanc de Blanc! topwinesa.com/w89s #SA #SouthAfrica #IWSC #Bubbly

To be or not to be... Can we ever reach consensus on the definition of a Cape Blend, a red wine combo from South Africa that includes Pinotage to a greater or lesser degree? topwinesa.com/fi4k #SA #SouthAfrica #Top #Wine #Decanter #Pinotage #CapeBlend #Orpheus #ArtiSons

Elgin grapes, Stellenbosch winery, top Sauvignon Blanc, unwooded... Tokara Reserve 2024... Two very good ratings and counting! topwinesa.com/ilry #SA #SouthAfrica #Tokara #Elgin #Stellenbsoch #SauvignonBlanc #Helshoogte

And then there were four... Debut edition of Gravitas from Constantia Uitsig joins the glorious vins de Constance renaissance sparked by Klein Constantia some 40 years ago. topwinesa.com/gpxt #SA #SouthAfrica #Constantia #Constance #Gravitas #Uitsig #Sweet #Dessert #Wine

The only top-class Cap Classique sparkling wine at under R200 a bottle! The 2019 Blanc de Blancs (Chardonnay) under the Laborie label. topwinesa.com/k68g #SA #SouthAfrica #Top #Wine #Bubbly #Laborie #Value #CapClassique

COY winelist as interesting because of what's on it as it is for what's not... A restaurant "hidden in plain sight" at the V&A Waterfront, Cape Town. topwinesa.com/qsm3 #SA #SouthAfrica #COY #Restaurant #CapeTown #Winelist #African

Generally speaking, there's something different about the Stellenbosch wine producers at the town's festival versus the Stellenbosch wine producers at that party down the road. Spoilt for choice. topwinesa.com/9sqj #SA #SouthAfrica #Top #Wine #Festival #Party #Stellenbosch

Johannesburg lovers of Swartland wines can look forward to tastings of note on Wednesday 6 August... A special walk-about and/or a serious sit-down with the Master(s). topwinesa.com/top-wine-event… #SA #SouthAfrica #Swartland #Taste #Tutored #Walkaround #Winelab #WineTalk #Revolution

There are various guides to wines of South Africa that point to top quality and high interest value. The names of the Cape Winemakers Guild (CWG) members is one of them. And then there's the auction... topwinesa.com/sm7c #SA #SouthAfrica #Top #Wine #CWG #Guild #Auction

Skaapveld is what MAN Family Wines call their Shiraz, which according to the latest Challenge results is better than what MFW describe as everyday stuff for geeks... Stellenbosch cellar. Paarl grapes. topwinesa.com/4stq #SA #SouthAfrica #Top #Wine #Shiraz #Challenge #Syrah

Judges at Wine-of-the-Month Club's second 'Fine Wine Awards' full of praise for South African wine, finding hardly any duds and highlighting 15 favourites - three of the trophy winners priced at under R100pb. topwinesa.com/irjd #SA #SouthAfrica #Top #Wine #Fine #Award

Dragonflies in the vineyard can indicate that all is well with nature and that the winemakers have a good chance of coming up with something special... And so it was! topwinesa.com/9p0q #SA #SouthAfrica #Top #Wine #Shiraz #Syrah #Stellenzicht #Trophy #Arenite #Winner