Platter’s Wine Guide

John Platter's South African Wine Guide 2026 is the latest edition of South Africa's best-known and most influential wine guide. The annual guide has been the standard work for South African wines for decades and rates thousands of wines from a wide range of styles and regions according to the well-known 5-star system.The 2026 edition offers a comprehensive overview of current vintages, new producers, up-and-coming wine regions as well as detailed tasting notes and ratings of the country's leading wineries. Renowned regions such as Stellenbosch, Swartland, Paarl, Walker Bay and Hemel-en-Aarde Valley are particularly well represented.The guide rates wines using a 100-point system represented in half and whole stars:5 stars = exceptional / world class4.5 stars = outstanding4 stars = excellentgraded accordingly belowIn addition to ratings, the book contains background information on wine estates, grape varieties, vintage conditions and developments in the South African wine scene. For importers, sommeliers, retailers and ambitious wine lovers, the Platter Guide is an important reference for quality orientation and market observation.19.8 x 10.7 x 3.5 cmHardcover, 720 pagesISBN: 978-1-0370-9218-3

Für Liebhaber und Freunde südafrikanischer Weine, die Weinbibel aus 2025.The guide to cellars, vineyards, winemakers, restaurants and accomodation19.8 x 10.7 x 3,5 cmHardcover, 720 SeitenISBN:  978-0-6397-7566-1