The Cape Times reported on Monday May 18th 2009 that South Africa wines won 34 gold medals at The Decanter World Wine Awards that were announced at the London International Wine Fair the week before. Hats off to our winemakers!!! And to think that not too long ago, we were producing wine in a country that was spurned by the rest of the world!
The Decanter Awards is one of the largest wine competitions in the world, with 10 285 entries this year from 2240 wineries internationally.
Here are some of the results:
Tokara - 2 gold medals and 5 silver medals
Cederberg - 3 golds and 1 silver
Fairview - 2 golds and 2 silvers
Kanonkop - 2 golds and a silver
Kaapzicht - 2 golds
And the great news is that Pinotage, the only truly South African cultivar, fared extremely well in spite of the fact that it has always been criticised by the international wine press. Kaapzicht Estate Steytler Vision 2006 Pinotage won the South African Red Single Varietal in the more expensive category, and Kanonkop's Pinotage 2005 also won a gold medal!
Congratulations to all the winners!
Just a correction --
The winning Steytler is a single varietal Pinotage. (Vision is the name of the Cape Blend that has wone a trophy in previous years).
Welbedacht Hat Trick 2006 won the Trophy for Best South African Red Blend over £10. Welbedacht Hat Trick 2006 is a Cape Blend of 50% Pinotage, 25% Syrah and 25% Merlot.
Good result for Pinotage!!
Posted by: Peter May | Jun 04, 2009 at 07:56 PM
Yes we are!
Posted by: Sophia | Jun 01, 2009 at 11:57 AM
Proudly South African!!!
Posted by: nina | May 29, 2009 at 06:45 PM