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Cap Classique Producers' Association Showcases Excellence at Prowein 2024
21 February 2024 - The CCPA is delighted to announce its participation in Prowein 2024 from the 10th to the 12th of March. READ MORE
Learn to love Cap Classique in German
16 February 2024 - The Cap Classique Academy, in collaboration with Nathalie Schranz of Lalilu, is excited to announce the launch of the Cap Classique First Star Course in German. READ MORE
Cap Classique trends by Vinimark
17 January 2024 - Like bubbles rising in a flute, Cap Classique is on the ascent. Here are the latest trends and why South Africans are loving it so much. READ MORE
Cap Classique Producers Association (CCPA) Celebrates Legislative Milestone in South African Wine Industry
26 October 2023 - The Cap Classique Producers Association (CCPA) is pleased to announce a significant development in South African legislation governing the production of Cap Classique. READ MORE
Cap Classique soars with record achievements in authoritative report on SA wine
19 September 2023 - In his latest report on South African wine, Wine Master Tim Atkin awarded over 70% of 121 Cap Classiques he tasted with a score of more than 90 points. READ MORE
Laborie named overall winner of Amorim Cap Classique Challenge in a year of record entries
14 September 2023 - In a year that saw a record number of entries for the Amorim Cap Classique Challenge, KWV Laborie walked away with the top award, winning the trophy for Best Producer Overall. READ MORE
It's A Cap Classique Affair At Simonsig on 5 November
23 September 2022 - Save the date for this year's annual Cap Classique Affair, hosted by Simonsig Estate and scheduled to take place on Saturday, 5 November. You're guaranteed a day of celebrations as Simonsig pulls out all the stops. READ MORE
Villiera cellarmaster Jeff Grier presented with the Amorim Cap Classique Challenge Frans Malan Legacy Award
28 September 2022 - Villiera cellarmaster Jeff Grier received the Frans Malan Legacy Award in recognition of his role in helping promote the Cap Classique category. READ MORE
Domaine des Dieux Makes History at Amorim Cap Classique Challenge with 3rd Best Producer Accolade
22 September 2022 - Domaine des Dieux, the boutique Cap Classique specialist from the Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge appellation etched its name in the annals of the Amorim Cap Classique Challenge. READ MORE
The Cap Classique Academy First Star is out
5 April 2022 - The Cap Classique Producer's Association is delighted to share the launch of the first level Cap Classique First Star course in partnership with the Cape Wine Academy. This educational initiative is the brainchild of Pieter 'Bubbles' Ferreira. READ MORE
The dawn of a new era: Graham Beck appoints Pierre de Klerk as Cellar Master
18 January 2022 - An exciting new season beckons at Graham Beck with the appointment of Pieter Ferreira as Chief Operating Officer and Pierre de Klerk as Cellar Master. READ MORE
Kleine Zalze Delivers Best Sparkle at 20th Amorim Cap Classique Challenge
19 September 2021 - Stellenbosch winery Kleine Zalze, one of the most commercially successful and award-winning Cape cellars, etched a place in South African wine history by winning the award for Best Producer. READ MORE
Reach for the stars at the Cap Classique Academy
31 August 2021 - On the eve of Cap Classique day in this celebratory 50th Anniversary year, the Cap Classique Producers Association is delighted to share the birth of the Cap Classique Academy in collaboration with the Cape Wine Academy. READ MORE
6 bubblies by women winemakers to enjoy on Women's Day
12 June 2021 - In celebration of Women's Day, Bubbly Box - a female-founded online sparkling wine retailer - has curated a Women Winemakers' Collection Case featuring 6 South African Cap Classiques. READ MORE
Amorim Cap Classique Challenge: 20 Years of Selecting Best SA Bubblies
10 June 2021 - This year sees the category's leading competition, the Amorim Cap Classique Challenge, marks 20 years of recognising the top wines in this premium segment. READ MORE
New focus for Cap Classique highlights the importance of time and more
4 June 2021 - The Cap Classique Producers Association has recently re-positioned its marketing objectives to highlight the importance of time in the making of fine South African bubbly. READ MORE
Graham Beck's Harvest 2021 - A Vintage Under The Stars
18 January 2021 - 30 years ago, Cellar Master Pieter Ferreira began the first vintage of Graham Beck Cap Classique under the stars. Now, for the first time, the 2021 vintage heralds back to Graham Beck's origins. READ MORE
Cap Classique: 50 years of Sparkle for a South African Legend
21 November 2020 - Follow #capclassique_sa on Facebook and Instagram to stay up to date with our 50-year giveaways over the course of 2021. #CapClassique50 #Yourmomentinthespotlight READ MORE
Plettenberg Bay Newcomers take Best Producer Award at Amorim Cap Classique Challenge
30 September 2020 - Plettenberg Bay winery Newstead Wines has become the first producer outside of the traditional Western Cape winelands to be crowned overall winner of the Amorim Cap Classique Challenge. READ MORE
Cathy Marston on Judging Amorim Cap Classique Challenge
8 September 2020 - Cathy Marston, who has been judging the Amorim Cap Classique Challenge since 2013, gives her impressions of this year's entries as well as Cap Classique in general. READ MORE
Celebrate Cap Classique on 01 September with #CapClassiqueDay
21 August 2020 - An exciting addition to the yearly wine calendar is #CapClassiqueDay, celebrated every year on the 1st of September. Share in the excitement and pop the cork! READ MORE
Join the Cap Classique Community and be a part of the celebration
14 July 2020 - The Cap Classique Producers Association (CCPA) is proud to announce a new tier of membership tailored for individuals and non-producing entities, entitled The Cap Classique Community. READ MORE
Amorim Cap Classique Challenge 2020: Call for Entries
26 June 2020 - Méthode Cap Classique producers have until 22 July to submit their wines for this year's Amorim Méthode Cap Classique Challenge which takes place in a milestone year for its sponsors, international cork company Amorim. READ MORE
World's Best Title for Durbanville Hills Sparkling Wine
25 June 2020 - The locally produced Méthod Cap Classique (MCC), the Durbanville Hills Blanc de Blancs vintage 2015 was crowned as the World's Best Bottle Fermented Sparkling Wine at the 2020 World Sparkling Wine Awards announced in London. READ MORE
New focus for Cap Classique Producers highlights the importance of Time
27 February 2020 - The Cap Classique Producers Association has re-positioned its marketing objectives to highlight the importance of time in the making of fine South African bubbly... READ MORE
Boschendal Museum Class Wine Takes Top-honours at Amorim Cap Classique Challenge
13 September 2019 - A Museum Class Cap Classique from Boschendal, the renowned Franschhoek wine estate, was crowned overall winner at this year's Amorim Cap Classique Challenge. The winning wine is Boschendal's Jean le Long Prestige Cuvée 2008... READ MORE
Judging Amorim Cap Classique a Highlight in Sydney's Search for the Perfect Bubble
26 August 2019 - Sydney Mello, one of the South African winemakers who has benefited from the Cape Winemakers Guild Protégé programme, found himself in the judge's seat this year as an associate judge for the 2019 Amorim Cap Classique Challenge... READ MORE
Celebrate #CapClassiqueDay on 1 September!
6 August 2019 - It is with great bubbly excitement that we announce #CapClassiqueDay which will take place every year on the 1st September from now on. This is a day where we can come together and share all the excitement that is Cap Classique through our combined digital channels and celebrate Spring Day... READ MORE
Domaine des Dieux again takes Top Spot at Amorim Cap Classique Challenge
28 September 2018 - In a repeat performance from 2014, Domaine des Dieux, the boutique wine producer in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley near Hermanus, was crowned as South Africa's best Cap Classique exponent at this year's Amorim Cap Classique Challenge... READ MORE
Amorim Cork MCC Challenge Results 2018
28 September 2018 - Certificates and trophies were awarded to the best achievers in the 2018 Amorim Cork MCC Challenge. The competition, now in its 17th year, highlights the quality of South African Cap Classique and also the progress made by our MCC producers... READ MORE
Entries open for South Africa's Top Sparkling Wine Competition
20 June 2018 - Méthode Cap Classique producers have until 20 July to submit their wines for this year's Amorim Méthode Cap Classique Challenge, the only competition dedicated exclusively to honouring Cap Classique wines... READ MORE
Robertson Wine Valley toasts to success at the 2017 Amorim Cap Classique Challenge
27 September 2017 - The Robertson Wine Valley deservedly walked away with a class winner in the Museum Class, two Gold Awards and nine Silver Awards. The highly sought-after Frans Malan Legacy Trophy was also bestowed on a producer from the Robertson Wine valley.... READ MORE
Simonsig Takes Top Honours for Record-Breaking 4th time at Amorim Cap Classique Challenge
18 September 2017 - Simonsig Estate, the pioneering Stellenbosch winery responsible for making the first Méthode Cap Classique wine, became the most-awarded cellar in the history of the Amorim Cap Classique Challenge by winning the competition's Best Producer Award for the fourth time.... READ MORE
Anura's Brute of an MCC Pops into Top Spot at Cap Classique Awards
15 September 2016 - The Paarl wine region brought the sparkle to this year's Cap Classique Challenge with Anura Vineyards' MCC Brut 2011 winning the award for Best Producer as well as coming out tops in the category for Best Blended Bruttops in the category for Best Blended Brut ... READ MORE