The South African Young Wine Show
Die Suid-Afrikaanse Jongwynskou
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The South African Young Wine Show dating back to 1833 – presented annually by the South African National Wine Show Association (SANWSA) – gives winemakers the opportunity to showcase their best wines of their current vintage.
For the second successive year a wooded Cabernet Sauvignon – this time from Diemersdal Estate in Durbanville – excelled by clinching the prestigious General Smuts Trophy as overall SA Champion Young Wine of 2024, after also being named as the country’s Best Cabernet...
History
The South African Young Wine Show is the oldest in the Southern Hemisphere and is probably one of the oldest wine shows in the world. The competition’s two most coveted trophies are awarded for the overall champion young wine and the highest score for five best.
Judging
The mission of the Show is to judge the quality of wines that are still in their infancy, and have some way to go before they are bottled. Recognition can then be given to the production capabilities of a wine cellar.
New Wine Writers Competition
Presented annually by the SANWSA, the objective is to identify exciting new voices from within and outside the industry that can communicate an original and innovative message to raise public interest in wine and the responsible use thereof.
Important Dates
| Closing date for entries at regions | 20 June 2025 |
| Closing date for entries at SANWSA | 4 July 2025 |
| Delivery of samples to the regions | 14 July 2025 |
| Delivery of samples to the SANWSA | 15 July 2025 |
| Judging | 21 - 25 July 2025 |
| SA Young Wine Show Awards function | 22 or 23 August 2025 TBC |
News Articles
For the second successive year a wooded Cabernet Sauvignon – this time from Diemersdal Estate in...
Judging of the young wines of the 2024 vintage year is well under way this week, with 1 387...
Entries are now open for this year’s SA Young Wine Show, for which winemakers can enter until 21...
The country’s best new wine writer for 2023 is Margeaux Goosen, who has just completed a stint as...
The 2023 SA New Wine Writer of the Year Competition for writers 35 years old or younger, is now...
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