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The team at Ernie Els Wines is toasting the New Year with a number of new vintage releases, including the latest Ernie Els Signature, and an inbox full of high praise and ratings from eminent wine industry experts and leading journalists. So let's raise a glass to 2025! Ernie Els…

We are thrilled to announce that Ernie Els Wines has been victorious in the recent 2024 Best of Wine Tourism Awards in the category of ‘architecture and landscaping’.  This international competition celebrates innovation and excellence in wine tourism throughout the world’s greatest wine regions, including South Africa. “Many congratulations to…

Ernie Els Wines’ four collections – Signature, Major Series, Big Easy and Proprietor’s – deliver iconic wines of characteristic style, exclusivity and generosity. Whether applauding exceptional accomplishment, upping the entertainment game or toasting great friendship, Ernie Els Wines always make it an occasion par excellence. The online shop at Ernie…

With the festive season on the not-too-distant horizon, Ernie Els Wines has launched some gift box sets featuring some of its wines, including the award winning and iconic Bordeaux-style Signature blend (above). The team has also announced that its recently released Major Series Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 (pictured below) has received…

All the latest releases, news and offers from the team at Ernie Els Wines. 1. The sun sets on another exciting year at Ernie Els Wines And before we know it yet another year has slipped away and most of us have picked out our favourite bottles of wine, packed…

Ernie Els Wines Proprietors Blend 2016 has received a 5-star rating from the prestigious Platter Wine Guide, South Africa’s definitive wine buying guide. “Huge congratulations to Louis Strydom and Leander Koekemoer and their respective teams for crafting yet another world class wine,” commented Ernie. “You guys are doing such a…

Winemaker and managing director Louis Strydom (pictured above) welcomes PGATOUR.COM to the Ernie Els Winery for a VIP visit and wine tasting. Mike McAllister, the Managing Editor at PGATOUR.com, was visiting South Africa with his girlfriend over the Christmas and New Year period and seized on the opportunity to spend…

Ernie Els is one of many TOUR pros who have their own wine label. But which vintage reigns supreme? The prestigious Golf Magazine in the US asked master sommelier Brian Cronin to blind taste five whites and seven reds from some of the game’s top players and to name the…

The arrival of autumn at the Ernie Els Winery in Stellenbosch brings with it news of a bumper harvest, the release of an epic signature wine, and a mouth-watering new menu in the restaurant. Indeed, this is always a busy and exciting time of the year at Ernie Els Wines.…

South Africa’s foremost and ultimate pocket-guide of the country's wines, Platter’s Wine Guide, has once again lauded Ernie Els Wines and winemaker Louis Strydom with another 5-Star award at the launch of the 2015 edition. Louis’ ‘Ernie Els CWG 2012’ - a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz and Merlot, produced…