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The Awards function for The Trophy Wine Show was hosted at Investec Cape Town on 6 July 2022. The change in venue heralded a new era in the history of the show. This year, Investec became the headline sponsor of the wine industry’s most prestigious wine competition – The Trophy Wine Show. The new partnership unites Investec’s “Out of the Ordinary” approach to client service with the competition’s commitment to identifying South Africa’s best wines.

First Group is helping to warm up the beloved Mother City this winter by offering you a FREE Jooma Coffee LATTE with every hot beverage purchased during the month of July 2022. No catch attached, just pop into Jooma Coffee shop at Riviera Suites (273 Beach Road, Cape Town, Western Cape), select and buy your favourite hot drink and claim your complimentary latte. Not a fan of milk? No problem, Jooma Coffee offers a range of milk alternatives for those who don’t drink dairy.


Fueled by the thirsty and health-conscious citizens of South Africa, Flying Fish has added a third flavour to its Hard Seltzer range. Made with refreshing sparkling water and alcohol with a burst of bubbles and a dash of fruit juice, the new Flying Fish Seltzer Apple, is the first apple-flavoured Hard Seltzer in South Africa.


The spotlight fell squarely on the excellence and multi-generational consistency of Boplaas wines and spirits during the Calitzdorp Expressed Festival, this week. In a rarity, if not first, for the industry, father and son hosted separate master classes that highlighted Boplaas’ award-winning red wines and ports, founded by Carel Nel; and, whiskies, spearheaded by Carel’s son and sixth generation distiller, Daniel.


The Journal Cabernet Sauvignon 2020, a wine in the premium offering of Diemersdal Estate in Durbanville, won one of only 28 Gold medals awarded in the South African section of this year’s International Wine and Spirits Competition (IWSC). This year’s judging of the IWSC’s Cape entries was done in South Africa, an ode to Johann Krige, co-owner of Kanonkop, who is this year’s IWSC chairman.