It’s like a trip back in time. Not long after you leave the gleaming skyscrapers of Cape Town, you’re passing neat little wooden houses lining the side of the street. And suddenly the names are all in French. There is a “Place Vendome” and “L’Ermitage.” The Franschhoek Valley wine route passes through one of South Africa’s largest wine growing regions once founded by French immigrants.

“Cheap and cheerful” — for a long time that was the image of South African wines.

 Wines of South Africa (WOSA) USA, the industry association that promotes the exports of South African wine, is calling on members of the wine trade, media and consumers to support the South African wine industry by buying and drinking South African wine.

The South African wine industry’s partnership with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), has the potential to substantially grow the country’s wines’ international and local footprint as the demand for sustainable (agriculture) products increases.

Nederburg is on a roll with a significant brand update that’s all sophistication, clarity and simplicity, created to keep wine lovers curious and entertained.

From wannabes to world leaders: Milestones that put South Africa wines on the map.

Remember back in the day when drinking wine out of a box was the worst thing you could do?

More polyphenols. Less wax. A mutation discovered in a clone of Tempranillo suggests that some old vines can adapt to higher temperatures, reports Barnaby Eales.

Between January to June 2024, Hong Kong imported US$450.2m worth of wine.

Japanese wine is gaining momentum. As of 2024, there were 493 wineries in Japan, jumping from 238 in 2008—more than doubled in 16 years, according to the Japanese government.