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A Cabernet Sauvignon crowned as SA’s best 2024 young wine

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...

SA YOUNG WINE CHAMPIONS OF 2024 BEING JUDGED

Judging of the young wines of the 2024 vintage year is well under way this week, with 1 387 entries (12% more than last year) competing for the top trophies, as well as gold, silver and bronze medals in the SA Young Wine Show – being held in the Johann Graue Hall at...

New SA Wine Writer of the Year revealed

The country’s best new wine writer for 2023 is Margeaux Goosen, who has just completed a stint as winemaking assistant at a boutique winery in Baden, Germany, while the runner-up is Jenna Higgins, newly appointed head winemaker at Wolvenhoek in Wellington and the best...

Entries now open for Best New Wine Writer in SA

The 2023 SA New Wine Writer of the Year Competition for writers 35 years old or younger, is now open to entries. This competition of the South African National Wine Show Association (SANWSA) – which also runs the Veritas Awards among others – is in its 11th year and...

A Cabernet Sauvignon crowned as the country’s best 2023 young wine

A wooded Cabernet Sauvignon from Wellington Wines took the crown by clinching the prestigious General Smuts Trophy as overall SA Champion Wine of 2023 after also being named as the country’s best Cabernet Sauvignon (wooded) at the SA Young Wine Show. Wellington Wines...

SA YOUNG WINE CHAMPIONS OF 2023 IN THE SPOTLIGHT

The mammoth judging of young wines of the 2023 vintage is in full swing this week (24 – 28 July), with more than 1 250 entries competing for the top trophies, as well as gold, silver and bronze medals – for the SA Young Wines Show being held in the Johann Graue...

Best new wine writer in SA announced

Photo: Petri de Beer – Runner up and Shandré van der Merwe – Winner of the best new wine writer in SA Award The country’s best new wine writer for 2022 is Shandré van der Merwe, tasting room Manager at De Wet Cellar outside Worcester, while the runner-up...

A Shiraz wears the crown as SA’s best 2022 young wine

A wooded Shiraz from Diemersdal Wine Estate in Durbanville has won the prestigious General Smuts Trophy as the overall SA Champion Young Wine of 2022, after also receiving the trophy for the best South African Shiraz (wooded) at the SA Young Wine Show. The General...

SA YOUNG WINE CHAMPIONS OF 2022 ON THE SPOT THIS WEEK

The pursuit to find the best young wines of the 2022 vintage is in full swing this week (25 to 29 July) as more than 1,200 entries compete for trophies and gold, silver and bronze medals at the SA Young Wine Show judging at the Johann Graue hall at Nederburg. The SA...

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