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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...

SA Wine Writers Competition 2021 results announced

The organiser of the new format SA Wine Writer of the Year Competition, the SA National Wine Show Association (SANWSA) has announced this year’s results, stating that while the general standard of entries reflected the current challenging times in the wine Industry,...

The search is on for SA’s best new wine writer

Entries are open for the 2021 SA Wine Writer of the Year – for writers 35 years old or younger. The competition of the South African National Wine Show Association (SANWSA) has been revamped in its ninth year and aims to launch smart new voices in the wine industry....

A white wine blend triumphs as SA’s best young 2021 wine

A wooded white wine blend of Chardonnay and Colombar from Badsberg in the Breedekloof near Worcester, has won the prestigious General Smuts Trophy as overall SA Champion Young Wine for 2021, after also being awarded the trophy for the best South African white wine...

SA YOUNG WINE SHOW REGIONAL CHAMPIONS ANNOUNCED

For the first time in the history of the SA Young Wine Show, the organisers have – in collaboration with the various wine regions – decided to announce all the regional champion winners at the same time. The results follow below. The national champions, which are...

SA YOUNG WINE CHAMPIONS OF 2021 JUDGED THIS WEEK

The search is on to find the best young wines of the 2021 vintage as more than 1,100 entries compete for trophies and gold, silver and bronze medals at the SA Young Wine Show judging at the Nederburg Auction Complex in Paarl this week (26 – 30 July). The SA...

TIME TO ENTER THE YOUNG STARS IN OLDEST WINE SHOW

The deadline for entries to this year’s SA Young Wine Show is on the doorstep, and set for 24 June in all the South African wine regions and 9 July at the Show’s office in Paarl. The organisers of this competition – for young wines produced in the current year   and...

The precious heritage of the SA Young Wine Show

The South African Young Wine Show was held for the first time in 1833 and it is probably one of the oldest wine competitions in the world and the oldest in the Southern Hemisphere. Started by the Cape of Good Hope Agricultural Society in that year, this show was held...

A Ruby Cabernet crowned as SA’s best young wine

A wooded Ruby Cabernet from Badsberg in the Breedekloof near Worcester, clinched the coveted General Smuts Trophy as overall SA Champion Young Wine for 2020, after also being crowned as the best entry in the category Other Red Cultivar at this year’s SA Young Wine...

PROSPECTIVE SA YOUNG WINE STARS OF 2020 LINE UP

The prospective stars of the 2020 vintage are competing for trophies and gold, silver and bronze medals at the SA Young Wine Show judging at the Nederburg Auction Complex in Paarl this week (31 Aug – 4 Sept). The SA Young Wine Show is one of the oldest wine...

DEADLINE TO ENTER NEAR FOR YOUNG STARS IN OLDEST WINE SHOW

The new deadline for entries to the SA Young Wine Show is on the doorstep, after being postponed in view of Covid-19 realities – now set for 12 August. The organisers of this competition for young wines, produced in the current year and the oldest wine showdown in the...

NEW DATES FOR COVID-SAFE VERITAS AND SA YOUNG WINE SHOW COMPETITIONS

The organisers of the two oldest wine competitions in South Africa have announced that both their wine shows are going ahead, but are being postponed to later dates. This decision was taken following thorough deliberation about the presentation of their competitions...

SA Young Wine Show stars sponsored for foreign visit

The SA Young Wine Show has received a major boost through a sponsorship of the winners of the two main trophies to visit Germany in November. This thanks to a new partnership between the competition organisers and Porex, a prominent Paarl-based supplier of machinery...

A Sauvignon Blanc crowned as best SA young wine

A unwooded Sauvignon Blanc from Flagstone Wine Cellar in Somerset-West clinched the coveted General Smuts Trophy as overall SA Champion Young Wine for 2019, after also being crowned as the best entry in the Sauvignon Blanc category at this year’s SA Young Wine Show....

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