Pairings
29 Oct 2026
Squash pasta with sage brown butter and a Romanian red
A gentle autumn pasta dish, lifted by crisp sage and crunchy hazelnuts, with a generous Romanian red to go with it.
Western Cape - Coastal Region wines awarded at the Gilbert & Gaillard International Challenge
The results of the Gilbert & Gaillard International Challenge are a practical tool intended to help you in your choices. Filter your search by appellation, region, score obtained, year of Challenge. You can then instantly find your favorite wines and producers. Our rating out of 100 allows us to have a sufficiently large grid to reproduce all the nuances perceived in tasting.
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Idiom
SMV
2013
Red wine
Whalehaven
Merlot
2014
Red wine
Whalehaven
Merlot
2015
Red wine
Meerlust
Chardonnay
2019
Stellenbosch Dry white wine
Meerlust
Rubicon
2017
Stellenbosch Red wine
Rust en Vrede
Estate
2017
Stellenbosch Red wine
Groot Constantia
Gouverneurs Reserve
2017
Cape Town - Constantia Red wine
Groot Constantia
Grand Constance
2016
Cape Town - Constantia Natural sweet wine
Vergelegen Reserve
Merlot
2015
Stellenbosch Red wine
Vergelegen Reserve
Cabernet Sauvignon
2014
Stellenbosch Red wine
Idiom
Viognier
2018
Stellenbosch Dry white wine
Babylon's Peak
Cinsault
2018
Swartland Red wine
Babylon's Peak
Shiraz Carignan
2019
Swartland Red wine
Babylon's Peak
Pinotage
2019
Swartland Red wine
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Pairings
29 Oct 2026
Charred hispi cabbage with anchovy butter and Cape sauvignon
Charred in a cast-iron pan and topped with anchovy butter, hispi cabbage is served like a cut of meat. Three Cape sauvignons to go with it.
Portraits
26 Oct 2026
Ferrer Wines: Building a new premium Spanish wine powerhouse
Wine has long been woven into the history of the Ferrer family, but today marks a decisive turning point. After selling its stake in Freixenet to Germany's Henkell – now the sole owner of the flagship Cava house founded by the Ferrer family at the end of the 19th century – the family has chosen to reinvest the estimated €30 million proceeds into its own venture, Ferrer Wines. Ferran Ribalta Riu, managing director of the company, shares insights into this new chapter for the family business, determined to secure its place in the constellation of leading international wine companies.