Popularity ranking · South Africa

The 100 most popular Wines in South Africa

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest wines in South Africa, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 157 wines tracked in South Africa, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Champagne, Sparkling wine and Red wine lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 2.1M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 43k, and the largest, Champagne, reaches around 806k people in South Africa. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with each wine, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across South Africa and are refreshed weekly.

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Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in South Africa. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in South Africa, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in South Africa. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
1 Champagne 806k 37.8 58.8% Wine
2 Sparkling wine 786k 37.4 60.6% Wine
3 Red wine 547k 39.5 58.8% Wine
4 White wine 495k 39.2 58.8% Wine
5 Prosecco 248k 38.1 57.8% Wine
6 Dessert wine 227k 40.1 65.5% Wine
7 Sauvignon blanc 94k 36.1 60.8% Wine
8 Chardonnay 84k 36.1 58.6% Wine
9 Cabernet Sauvignon 81k 36.2 60.8% Wine
10 Italian wine 74k 38.9 62.1% Wine
11 French wine 73k 41.0 55.1% Wine
12 Merlot 68k 35.5 59.9% Wine
13 Pinot noir 65k 35.1 61.6% Wine
14 Sangria 42k 45.3 74.1% Wine
15 Spanish wine 37k 39.8 66.8% Wine
16 Moscato Wine 35k 50.1 55.0% Wine
17 Malbec 31k 33.6 51.2% Wine
18 Organic wine 30k 41.0 73.8% Wine
19 Chenin blanc 30k 40.1 52.1% Wine
20 Cru (wine) 28k 47.5 40.0% Wine
21 rose wine 26k 36.4 62.1% Wine
22 Decanter (magazine) 25k 40.4 54.7% Wine
23 Luc Belaire 23k 38.1 55.7% Wine
24 Muscat (grape) 21k 45.1 82.0% Wine
25 Oliver Winery 21k 45.9 58.2% Wine

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular wines compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across South Africa and ranks each wine by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest wine in South Africa?

Champagne currently leads with an estimated audience of 806k people in South Africa.

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