21/09/2026
Discover South Africa. From the pioneering work of the New Wave movement to today’s exciting generation of w**emakers, South Africa has joined the ranks of the world’s great fine-w**e producers.
Banele Vakele is one of South Africa’s rising stars. Having come up through the Cape W**emakers Guild Protégé Programme, he then spent seven years as Duncan Savage’s assistant w**emaker before setting off on his own with Tembela W**es. He makes beautiful, fresh w**es from Chenin Blanc and Syrah and has an incredibly bright future ahead of him.
Marielise Niemann was inspired by the Grenache grape after spending time in Priorat where, along with Eben Sadie, she was impressed by the high quality of its old vine fruit. She continues to make delicious, balanced and fragrant w**es from this grape today.
Hannes Storm makes breathtaking Chardonnay and Pinot Noir in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley, and has just been named W**emaker of the Year in Tim Atkin MW’s 2026 South Africa Special Repor
W**emaker Jean Smit worked all around the world, and then for ten years at Boekenhootskloof, before setting up Damascene with co-founder David Curl. His w**es are utterly fascinating and tell the story of different vineyards in different regions all around the Western Cape.
Duncan Savage had already made his name as w**emaker at Cape Point Vineyards before setting up his own project, Savage W**es, in 2016. His range of glorious, fresh and pure reds and whites are now eagerly anticipated on their annual release, whilst his Salt River Sauvignon Blanc is one of the most restrained and mineral expressions of this variety in South Africa.
Eben Sadie is the legendary pioneer of modern day South African fine w**e, making his first vintage of his celebrated Columella w**e in 2000. His highly sought-after w**es come from old vine sites across the Swartland which have an unrivalled tension, balance and poise.
South African Chris and American Andrea Mullineux met whilst working as travelling w**emakers and set up their own project in 2007. Together, they explore different expressions of the unique terroir of the Swartland. They have been named ‘W**ery of the Year’ five times by Platter’s W**e Guide an
