
Malu Lambert
Malu Lambert DipWSET is a multi-award winning wine writer and critic. She was named Mont Blanc Emerging Wine Writer of the Year at the Louis Roederer International Wine Writers’ Awards in 2019 and won Veritas Young Wine Writer of the Year in 2015. As co-author of Klein Constantia: The Home of Vin de Constance, she received a 2023 OIV Award in Paris. Most recently she was a finalist for the Gusbourne Estate Award for Long-Form Writing at the inaugural 67 Pall Mall Global Wine Communicator Awards (2024). At home in South Africa Malu is a contributing editor for House & Garden and writes regularly for House & Leisure, Winemag, Inside Guide and other local titles. Globally, her work has appeared in Jancis Robinson, Decanter, The Buyer, Falstaff, Drinks International, The Telegraph and Club Oenologique. A seasoned judge, Malu is a taster for Platter’s Wine Guide and she has judged for Decanter, IWSC and Concours Mondial.
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Obituary: Jan Boland Coetzee, South African wine and rugby great
The South African wine and rugby legend passed away aged 80...
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What’s hot in the Swartland?
Discover the trends in South Africa's dynamic wine region...
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South Africa’s Kanonkop announces new head winemaker
Abrie Beeslar's replacement announced...
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Major shake-up at Porseleinberg and Boekenhoutskloof as Callie Louw departs
The winemaker sets up his own venture...
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Wildfires threaten Constantia, South Africa’s most historic wine region
The wildfires first ignited on the evening of 25 April...
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South Africa’s next generation: Six brilliant winemakers forging a new scene
South Africa's current crop of new talent...
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South Africa gets serious about great Grenache
Discover why Grenache is finding a home in the Cape winelands...
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Malu Lambert: My top 10 wines of 2024
Top bottles from the Cape...
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Stellenbosch Cabernet Sauvignon 2017: Panel tasting results
The judges were impressed with this elegantly styled line-up...
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Malu Lambert’s favourite South African white blends
Twenty delicious and enticing white wines from the Cape...
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Kanonkop’s Abrie Beeslaar to leave iconic Cape estate
Abrie Beeslaar set to leave in August…
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Malu Lambert: My top South African wines of 2023
10 memorable bottles from across the Cape…
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Expert’s Choice: South Africa Cinsault – the 30 wines to try
Great buys to drink and cellar from across the Cape…
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Regional profile: Cape West Coast
Old vines are triggering a revolution on South Africa's western fringes....
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Eight Cape West Coast wine producers to know
The names to know...
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Agulhas Wine Triangle: South Africa’s southernmost wines
12 must-try wines from this unique, extreme region...
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South African Sauvignon Blanc: 10 top producers to know
The 10 names to know showcasing the best of this grape...
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Cape Agulhas and more: 10 producers to know from Africa’s southernmost vineyards
The names to know...
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Semillon Gris: South Africa’s old-vine oddity
This red mutation of the green Semillon Blanc grape seems unique to the Cape's hot climate and ancient vineyards....
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