Platter’s launches eagerly awaited Android App
As part of a drive to place South Africa’s best-selling wine guide "in your pocket", Platter’s has launched the Android version of its popular wine App. ... More
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Gareth Ferreira takes inaugural "Best Sommelier of South Africa" title
The inaugural Best Sommelier of South Africa competition, organised by the South African Sommelier Association (SASA), has been won by Gareth Ferreira. ... More
SASA launches "Best Sommelier" competition
The South African Sommelier Association (SASA) has established the Best Sommelier of South Africa competition to acknowledge and reward the best professional working in the local hospitality industry. ... More
New chair and members for Cape Winemakers Guild
Prestigious Cape Winemakers Guild (CWG) has announced a new chair, Miles Mossop, and two new members, Sebastian Beaumont and Carl van der Merwe. ... More
First Foundational course a boost for Cape Town "somms"
Growing demand for foundational training for young sommeliers and sommeliers-to-be has prompted the South African Sommelier Association to launch its first locally developed course, Foundational Sommellerie. ... More
5 stars for The Foundry's "heartache grape"
The Foundry winemaker Chris Williams is no newcomer to Platter's 5 star laureate's podium but in the latest edition (2016) he breaks new ground by becoming the first vintner in the guide's 36-year history to make a 5 star Viognier. ... More
Platter's 5 stars on debut for MVH Signature Wines
Achieving Platter’s maximum 5 star rating with a debut wine is a massive accomplishment, and in the case of vintner Matthew van Heerden, all the more impressive for being achieved under a proprietary label, MVH Signature Wines, which is also new. ... More
Platter's 2016 Wine Guide is here!
The Platter’s by Diners Club South African Wine Guide 2016 was launched at Cape Town’s Mount Nelson Hotel on 29 October 2015 with over 200 guests in attendance, the VIPs including wine producers who had achieved the maximum five star rating in the new edition. ... More
Platter's prestige tasting highlights SA wines' longevity
With wine trade and media from 58 countries recently in Cape Town for Cape Wine 2015, Platter’s Guide in conjunction with four producers previously named Platter’s Winery of the Year held an exclusive tasting aimed at showcasing what South Africa can achieve in terms of ageability. ... More
Happy birthday Constantia!
Today in 1685 Simon van der Stel, the Dutch East India Company’s commander at the Cape, was granted his request for a farm, signalling the birth of South Africa’s first and still pace-setting fine-wine growing area. ... More
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