WINE's November 'Xmas stocking' has it all

Christmas comes early for wine lovers when WINE magazine goes on sale next week. The publication includes added value in the annual Best Value Wine Guide, while the contents delivers a bumper tasting line-up, details of no fewer than seven wines rated 5-Star winners – the biggest number of ...

Du Toitskloof can deservedly lay claim to being the best value-for-money wine producer in South Africa. The Rawsonville winery has been voted Best Value Cellar Overall in the 2010 Value Awards – the fourth time it has scooped the title since the launch of the competition in 2001.

The beginning of October saw the official relaunch of RamsayMedia’s website, now a more relevant and versatile web presence. The new-look site received a complete makeover to bring it in line with the company’s positioning as a multi-platform media owner and follows RamsayMedia’s rebranding and ...

WINE announces the inaugural Nedbank Organic Wine Awards

WINE magazine, in association with Nedbank, is to stage the inaugural Organic Wine Awards this year. The first component of the competition will reward the best wine made from certified organically grown grapes while the second seeks to recognize the producer with the best environmental practices. ...

DÉJÀ VU AS BUBBLY WINEMAKER TAKES TOP HONOURS

In an impressive double victory for winemaker Johan Malan, the Simonsig Kaapse Vonkel Brut 2005 was judged both Best Vintage and Best Overall at the eighth annual WINE magazine Amorim Cork Cap Classique Challenge. And, to crown that achievement, the same wine in magnum scooped second place.

Sci-tech magazine Popular Mechanics will host the launch of a unique South African product later this month when it unveils the Robonica robotic entertainment action game at its inaugural Inventors Conference in Johannesburg.