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EPISODE · May 27, 2026 · 29 MIN

Is wine still cool? Leanne Beattie, The Wine Girl Cape Town, on Gen Z, canned wine and the future of SA's wine scene

from What’s the Difference? A Woolies Food Podcast · host Woolworths

She's visited over 800 South African wine farms, and she's just getting started. Leanne Beattie, better known as The Wine Girl Cape Town, has made it her mission to make South Africa's wine scene accessible, exciting, and deeply human. No snobbery allowed. In this episode, Leanne joins us for an honest, playful and deeply informative conversation about what's really happening in South Africa's wine world. She speaks on:  The regions quietly producing world-class Chardonnay (yes, really!) to the polarising rise of jalapeños and frozen mango in Sauvignon Blanc. How Gen Z is changing the wine industry. What it takes to build a loyal audience as a wine content creator in a world that loves a good story Plus, Rene Grownewald, Cape Wine Master and WCellar Senior Product Specialist, joins the conversation for a live tasting session and pulls back the curtain on how your favourite wines actually make it onto the Woolworths shelves.    New episodes on Wednesdays Brought to you by Woolworths  Produced by POP24   Shop the Snack & Yap products: https://www.woolworths.co.za/cat/_/N-o3pw8w?Exact=true  Our legal team wants you to read this disclaimer: ⁠https://bit.ly/4s4MKux Wines of South Africa (WOSA): wosa.co.za Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/thewinegirlcapetown/

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