The SA National Wine Show Association (SANWSA) which runs two of South Africa’s foremost wine shows – the SA Young Wine Show and Veritas Awards – has announced that the Novare SA Terroir Wine Awards, one of the most exclusive wine competitions worldwide, will be...
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Oct 11, 2018
Entries are now open for the 2018 Veritas Young Wine Writers Competition. This contest, presented by the South African National Wine Show Association (SANWSA), aims to identify exciting new voices in the wine industry. It also presents an opportunity for the wine...
Aug 26, 2018
A wooded Pinotage from Wellington Wines was crowned as the winner of the coveted General Smuts Trophy for the overall SA Champion young wine 2018, at the gala dinner of the SA Young Wine Show tonight (Saturday 25 August). This winning wine from Wellington Wines also...
Jul 25, 2018
A total of 1 680 prospective stars of the 2018 vintage are competing for gold medals and trophies at the SA Young Wine Show judging at the Nederburg Auction Complex in Paarl this week (23 – 27 July). The SA Young Wine Show is one of the oldest wine competitions...
Dec 7, 2017
Burgeoning young wine writer Gosia Podgorska, originally from Poland but today a local wine marketing specialist, has clinched the coveted Veritas Young Wine Writer title for 2017. Podgorska, the marketing manager at Fairview Wine & Cheese, is versed in four...
Sep 28, 2017
Entries are now open for the 2017 Veritas Young Wine Writers Competition. This contest, presented by the South African National Wine Show Association (SANWSA), aims to identify exciting new voices in the wine industry. It also presents an opportunity for the wine...
Aug 26, 2017
Namaqua Wines triumphed tonight (Friday, 25 August) at the 2017 SA Young Wine Awards and received five trophies. It was the 185th presentation of this Show, the oldest of its kind, and the 66th time that the coveted General Smuts Trophy was awarded to the overall...
Jul 26, 2017
A total of 1 783 prospective stars of the 2017 vintage are competing for gold medals and trophies at the SA Young Wine Show judging at the Nederburg Auction Complex in Paarl this week (24 – 28 July). Â More than 120 experienced judges will taste on the various...
Jun 6, 2017
It is time again for the spotlight to fall on the country’s best young wines. We invite all winemakers from all parts of the South African winelands to enter their prospective winning wines of 2017 for the annual SA Young Wine Show. Entries close on 27 June at the...
May 17, 2017
NEW CHAIRMAN FOR SA NATIONAL WINE SHOW The Board of the SA National Wine Show Association (SANWSA) elected a new Chairman at its AGM and Board meeting that were held in Paarl. Christo Pienaar, Cellar master and manager at Nuy Winery in Worcester...
Dec 13, 2016
In the last few years, the South African wine industry established itself as a small, yet formidable force to be reckoned with on the global wine stage. The slow & steady slog to veer away from predominately producing cheap and cheerful wines and breaking onto the...
Dec 13, 2016
A recent New York Times article headline declared: “eating something really good has a humbling effect.” South Africa has been alive with possibility since the dawn of democracy. The lifting of trade restrictions and sanctions post 1990 had twofold repercussions....
Dec 12, 2016
Budding young wine writer, Tshephang Molisana, walked away with the prestigious Veritas Young Wine Writer title for 2016. Tshepang, a freelance writer for wine.co.za and former Classic Wine columnist, impressed the judging panel with her article entitled “A world...
Aug 20, 2016
Badsberg Wine Cellar stole the show at the 2016 SA Young Wine Awards tonight (Saturday, 20 August). Cellar master Willie Burger and his formidable winemaking team walked off with the competition’s two top trophies. Their wooded Pinotage was awarded the coveted...
Jul 26, 2016
A total of 1 868 rising stars of the 2016 vintage are competing for top honours in the SA Young Wine Show judging at the Nederburg Auction Complex in Paarl this week (25-29 July). The competition, now in its 184th year, also offers upcoming wine tasters the chance to...