ICWM celebrates excellence: Professor Wessel du Toit and Junel van der Merwe CWM recognised
The Institute of Cape Wine Masters (ICWM) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Stellenbosch over the weekend of 15-16 May, during which it presented its annual awards to this year’s recipients. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the AGM and awards ceremony have been...
In Memoriam: Dr Andy Roediger (16 September 1953 – 15 January 2026)
It is with profound sadness that the Institute of Cape Wine Masters shares the passing of our esteemed member and dear friend, Dr Andy Roediger, who passed away on 15 January 2026 after a courageous battle with cancer. Andy was far more than a Cape Wine Master. He was...
ICWM Black Tie Dinner 2025
The names of the respective winners of the Wine Personality of the Year award and the Dave Hughes Trophy were announced at the annual ICWM black-tie dinner held at Beyerskloof in Stellenbosch on Saturday, 23 August 2025. Ken Forrester, affectionately known as “Mr...
Four new Cape Wine Masters graduate
History was made in South African wine this year as the Institute of Cape Wine Masters celebrated its first-ever blind graduate among four new Cape Wine Masters (CWM). Three new Cape Wine Masters are from the Cape and one from Johannesburg. Since its inception in...