On Wednesday lunch at the site of the Battle of Muizenberg for the launch of HMS Rattlesnake Sauvignon Blanc 2010 and the HMS Sphynx Chardonnay 2010, two new wines from Constantia winery Steenberg.

Haskell Vineyards is the Helderberg property acquired by international property and mining magnate Preston Haskell in 2002.

Judging of the 231 entries submitted for this year’s WINE magazine Top 10 Sauvignon Blanc competition is set to run over three days at parent company Ramsaymedia’s offices in Pinelands.

We all know Spain won the World Cup this time around, and Italy won it in Germany four years ago.

With the prospect of a long, lazy Saturday lunch holding more appeal than watching the Springboks inevitably dispense with Italy, I decided to open the 2002 vintage of Christine, the Bordeaux-style red blend from Constantia property Buitenverwachting.

Wine writer Neil Pendock has once again posed some provocative questions concerning the state of the South African wine criticism