The Golden Glass is a prestigious award from the Swedish food magazine Allt om Mat. This year (2025), it went to one of South Africa’s most renowned wine producers, Reyneke in Stellenbosch.
Johan Reyneke is the talented winemaker at this family-owned winery, well-known for its sustainability focus and environmental awareness. Johan wants to understand nature and, whenever possible, use natural methods to address problems in the vineyard. From healthy soils, he makes some fantastic wines from 35 hectares planted with, among others, chenin blanc, syrah, cabernet sauvignon and sauvignon blanc.
The jury’s motivation was:
“For his efforts as a pioneer with a sustainable winemaking philosophy that puts people and nature first. For a portfolio with consistently high quality and a clear sense of origin, from entry-level to top wines.”
We visit Reyneke on our South Africa Wine Tour in February. And there will be a new tour happening in 2027. Stay tuned!
Some of Reneyke’s wines to look for:
- Reyneke Organic Chenin Blanc 2025, ~15 euro
- Reyneke Organic Red 2024, ~15 euro
- Reyneke Organic Cornerstone 2021, ~25 euro
- Reyneke Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2023, ~25 euro
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Travel: Come on a wine tour to South Africa with BKWine.
See: See pictures and videos from South Africa 2025 in the wine tours Facebook group.
