Big night at National Wine Challenge for Fairview, Paul Cluver … Paul Cluver of Elgin and Fairview of Paarl the top achievers at National Wine Challenge awards function – each winning six spots among SA Top 100 chosen from the entry submissions. Bouchard Finlayson has Pinot Noir experts smiling at UK taste-off Tête de Cuvée 2013 from Bouchard Finlayson of the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley in the Walker Bay district outside Hermanus is the only SA gold medallist at 2017 Global Pinot Noir Masters. Sauvignon champ Diemersdal and Steenberg win gold in Bordeaux 2017 edition of Concours Mondial du Sauvignon (Blanc) attracts over 800 entries, with France dominating the awards presentation at which South African cellars win 10 medals. Eben Sadie honoured by Masters of Wine Institute, London The Masters of Wine and The Drinks Business publication in the UK present Eben Sadie of South Africa’s Swartland district with their 2017 Winemakers’ Winemaker Award.

On the Paardeberg outside Malmesbury in the Swartland, home of The Sadie Family Wines Four Cape cellars grab share of the spoils at Chardonnay du Monde Gold medallists at Chardonnay taste-off in Burgundy feature four from SA: Bon Courage and Weltevrede from Robertson, Survivor from Worcester (Swartland fruit) and DGB. Cab Franc Challenge attracts 50 entries, yields 14 gold medals Most of South Africa’s Cabernet Franc producers ‘come to the party’, six winners chosen at the 2017 Challenge and roadshow expanded to include Cab Franc Carnival in Johannesburg. Three Cape cellars excel at international Tourism Challenge Creation Wines of Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge, Delheim of Simonsberg-Stellenbosch and La Motte of Franschhoek wave the flag for South Africa at the 2017 Drinks International Wine Tourism . South Africa’s Top 20 wineries big and small, spread far and wide Top 20 SA cellars on Cape Peninsula (4) and Cederberg (1), in Elgin (1), Franschhoek (3), Hemel-en-Aarde (1), Paarl (1), Somerset West (1), Stellenbosch (7) and Tulbagh (1) – 2017 Classification.

Top 100 SA Wines… 2017 Hall of Fame… Most fancied most often South Africa’s most highly rated wines overall for the period 2007 to 2016, those special bottlings that achieve good to great reviews vintage after vintage, year after year. Scrolls of honour here. SA Wine & Cellar Classifications showcase top track recordsbuy wine making supplies canada Focusing on the most successful outfits in the winelands of South Africa over the past 10 years: 2017 SA Wine Classification , 2017 SA Cellar Classificaion here, highlights here.top ten dry red wines The Cape’s 20 most successful wines on the world stage in 2016biggest wine in the world The number of South Africa’s highly-rated, world-class wines runs into the hundreds, but some are more highly praised more often by the top tasting panels on the planet: Top 20 in 2016.buy wine bags

Best Value SA Wine Guide 2016 – highly rated, all under R100 pb South Africa’s best-value wines of the year, those that have earned very good reviews from one or more of the top panels locally or internationally AND which sell/sold for less than R100.  So many to choose from for the title of SA Wine Champ 2016what's the best dry white wine Winemaker of the Year, Winery of the Year, Most Successful Producer of the Year… wine and beer shopDelaire Graff, Nederburg, Mullineux and Rijk’s among the title holders, but who’s tops overall?  Five of South Africa’s Top 10 restaurants are in the Cape winelands, among the vines, with 2016 Eat Out laureates including Camphors, La Colombe, Maison, Overture and Waterkloof. Great Wine Capitals Best of Wine Tourism Awards go to farms and cellars in nine of the very best wine-producing areas around the world – including six of South Africa’s top outfits.

With the judges all wine Masters of one sort or another, Cape cellars fared well at the 2016 Drinks Business Chardonnay taste-off in the UK: one Master award, seven Golds. Stellenrust – winner of Platter’s White Wine of the Year award Platter’s guide features over 8000 wines including 94 ‘classics’ Nederburg of Paarl, Riebeek Kasteel’s Mullineux, Radford Dale and Stellenrust of Stellenbosch scoop top awards in 2017 edition of Platter’s SA Wine Guide. 5 Star laureates here. Sauvignon champs range from Merwida at R51 to Nitida at R285 South Africa’s Sauvignon Blanc producers enter 169 wines in annual Top 10 competition, with top performers based predominantly in Durbanville, Elgin, Stellenbosch. Veritas Double Gold × 2 for Flagstone, KWV, Rustenberg, Spier Distell collects more medals than anybody else at Veritas 2016, four cellars win a couple of double golds each, and Boschendal vies with Goedverwacht for ‘best value’ kudos. Six Nations trophies for SA Cab, Shiraz, Pinotage, White Blend

South Africa’s Cederberg Private Cellar, Rijk’s of Tulbagh, Rustenberg and Stark-Condé of Stellenbosch triumph (and surprise) at Six Nations Challenge in Australia. Young Kanonkop fetches up to R2233 a bottle at CWG Auction 2016 Cape Winemakers Guild Auction provides inkling of who’s who at cutting edge of Wine SA and new records across the board. Average prices, highest prices and more here. Elim-Cederberg collaboration earns top score for Weather Girl With 1829 entries, Michelangelo sets new record as biggest wine competition in South Africa. Top producers collect 11 trophies, 15 platinum awards and hundreds of golds. The Berrio vineyards outside Elim, Cape Agulhas, home of an exceptional white blend Nederburg and DeMorgenzon show the French a thing or two Trophies for Best Cabernet Sauvignon and Best Chenin at International Wine & Spirit Competition go to South African cellars, with Neethlingshof taking the title in the Pinotage class.

40-year-old Stellenbosch Shiraz auctioned for R7333 a bottle De Toren, Kanonkop, Vergelegen and La Motte… De Wetshof, DeMorgenzon and Ken Forrester… Zonnebloem, Monis, Libertas and Jaubert… 2016 Nederburg Auction highlights here. 5 Star rating followed by yet another trophy for Anura bubbly 2016 Cap Classique Challenge winners feature Paarl’s Anura Vineyards, Colmant of Franschhoek and the House of JC Le Roux, Stellenbosch – a total of 11 gold medallists. Iona, Strandveld and Tokara lead charge in battle of the blends Latest White Hot Wine Awards point to wonderful success stories despite the reluctance of judges to give a ‘perfect’ score. 35 entries, not a single dud in sight, and another win for Elgin.  Pinotage Association Top 10 features Kanonkop, Rijk’s, plus… L’Avenir Single Block 2014 is arguably the most successful Pinotage on the show circuit in 2016. And few wines can match the value offering of Knorhoek’s second label at R40pb.

With Chenin Blanc the most widely planted wine grape variety in South Africa, the best in the industry’s annual Top 10 contest are bound to be complex and interesting. Nederburg’s Muscadel impresses wine aficionados worldwide After scooping trophies at the International Wine Challenge in London and the SA Trophy Wine Show, Eminence chosen among Top 10 gold medallists at Muscats du Monde, France. Stellenbosch cellars dominate the top ratings at Winemag.co.za’s 2016 review of South Africa’s Bordeaux-style red blends, yet the highest score is bestowed on Gouverneurs Reserve. DeMorgenzon declared best Chardonnay at Decanter Awards South African cellars excel at 2016 Decanter World Wine Awards in London: 1 Best in Class, 6 Platinum Awards, 29 gold medals, 212 silvers, 273 bronze medals. All the top SA laureates here. Production up, exports down, domestic sales up, imports up, fewer farmers, more wineries, more estates, fewer vines… SA now eighth-biggest wine-producing nation.

Delaire Graff and Tokara take top awards at Trophy Wine Show Delaire Graff wins trophies for top red and top producer overall. Tokara blend judged top white wine overall. Trophy for best value gold medallist goes to Secret Cellar. Consistency and good value evident in 2016 Shiraz Challenge Cederberg, Eagles’ Nest, Fairview and Saronsberg among the Top 12 in SA Shiraz Producers Association’s annual taste-off. Windmeul and Laborie ‘best value’ in ‘dream dozen’. Saronsberg of Tulbagh – one of the top Shiraz cellars in South Africa Staged in the northern Rhône Valley, France, the 2016 Syrah du Monde sees eleven South African wines from Shiraz collect silver, five strike gold and two rank among the best wines reviewed. SA wineries earn 21 gold medals and 12 trophies at the International Wine Challenge in London, with kudos for the top SA red and white on show going to Tulbagh and Stellenbosch cellars. Cape Blend and Chardonnays shine brightest for SA at Mondial