Veritas Awards 2025 – Double Gold Success!
| We’re raising a glass to our incredible producers who shone at the Veritas Awards 2025, bringing home multiple Double Gold medals across an outstanding lineup of wines and spirits! |
News
Welcoming Nathan Valentine to the Simonsig winemaking team
| We’re delighted to announce that Nathan Valentine has joined the Simonsig winemaking team as of July 2025. Nathan takes on the role of winemaker responsible for our red wines, Chenin Blanc, and The Grapesmith collection. |
Looking back on July with Saronsberg
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We celebrated alongside Springbok fullback Willie le Roux when he earned his 100th cap, and history completed a perfect circle. His debut was against Italy; his centurion milestone, fittingly, against Italy again. Inspired by this remarkable journey and Willie's appreciation for our flagship blend, we released something special: the Saronsberg Full Circle 2022 Willie le Roux Edition. |
'When Surfaces Speak' - a new exhibition at La Motte
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La Motte Ateljee's latest art exhibition, running from now until 5 October, celebrates the richness of texture. Artists express these qualities in felt, fibre, clay, paper, plant, paint and with slow processes of weaving, layering, imprinting, and stitching. In this artistic process, materials are not passive carriers of form, but active agents, speaking of time, place, decay, and transformation, revealing a quiet persistence in the process of making such as through the rhythm of a needle or the looping repetition of crocheting and weaving. |
IWSC top-scorers include SA’s Delaire Graff
| SOUTH AFRICA'S Delaire Graff, Tokara, Simonsig, Warwick… In the spotlight yet again with wines in particular following the 2025 International Wine & Spirit Competition based in London - including some pricey stuff if you're earning and paying in SA rand. |
Simonsig Langbult Steen announced as a global top Chenin in world’s most influential wine competition
| In a country where Chenin Blanc is not only the most planted but also one of the most loved varieties, one wine from Simonsig's portfolio has truly distinguished itself. |
Eight Trophy Winners from the Meridian portfolio - The Trophy Wine Show 2025
| The results are in! Meridian is delighted to have 8 prestigious Trophy Winners in this years' Trophy Wine Show 2025. |
Leopard's Leap Natura De-Alcoholised - Dry January Mocktails
| Discover the Art of Leopard's Leap Natura De-Alcoholised Mocktails: Refreshing, Flavorful, and Fun! |
Meridian Crowned Liquor Supplier of the Year 2024 by Shoprite South Africa
| Meridian Wine Merchants has been honored as the Crowned Liquor Supplier of the Year 2024 by Shoprite South Africa. This prestigious recognition is a testament to our unwavering commitment to quality, innovation, and exceptional service in the wine industry. |