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Leanne Beattie

Leanne Beattie

South African wine content creator and influencer behind The Wine Girl Cape Town, on a mission to visit and review 800 South African wine farms.

May 27, 2026

What’s the Difference? A Woolies Food Podcast

What’s the Difference? A Woolies Food Podcast

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

May 27 · 29m

Sibongile Mafu
Sibongile MafuHOST
4:06
Mm-hmm.
Leanne Beattie
Leanne BeattieGUEST
4:06
It's not always about drinking.
Leanne Beattie
Leanne BeattieGUEST
4:08
Go out to a wine farm, explore the people, explore the sense of place, explore the food options.
Leanne Beattie
Leanne BeattieGUEST
4:15
There might be something that you might see that you enjoy.
Sibongile Mafu
Sibongile MafuHOST
4:38
[laughs]
Leanne Beattie
Leanne BeattieGUEST
4:38
Yeah, so I think it's, it's a little bit of a lifestyle, but it can also be the pocket thing, right? I think South Africa has done an excellent job at diversifying the price options available to our market.
Leanne Beattie
Leanne BeattieGUEST
4:50
I mean, now you can get a, a canned wine.
Leanne Beattie
Leanne BeattieGUEST
4:52
You can get a four-pack for around 140 bucks, and it works out to be around 35 rand for a nice serving of wine.

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