Call it syrah or shiraz, it’s arguably South Africa’s best red wine category and on its way to giving the French Rhône and the Aussies of Barossa a serious run for their money.

Seriously? Yes, says winemag.co.za editor Christian Eedes in their inaugural Shiraz Report released earlier this week – given that of the 83 wines entered, just more than half rated as “excellent” with scores of 90-plus, and all of the top 10 scored 93 or more, putting them in the class of “outstanding”...