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              Left:  The Veritas Duimpie Bayly Vertex Trophy and the winning wine the Laborie Blanc de Blancs Cap Classique 2020 Middle: Kobus Van der Merwe Senior Winemaker White Wines with the Veritas Duimpie Bayly Vertex Trophy Right:  Mr Alan Winde, Premier of the...

De Wet Viljoen, Vice Chairman Veritas, Janine van Zyl CWM and winner of the New Wine Writer Competition and Johannes Richter, Journalist, WineLand Media The country’s Best New Wine Writer for 2026 is Janine van Zyl, a Cape Wine Master (CWM) and prominent wine industry...

LtoR:  Bennie Howard and Elsabé Ferreira (Veritas), Mark Norrish, Altus le Roux, Edmund Lakay, Christo Pienaar (Veritas) and Loftie Ellis The tradition of annually honouring a handful of industry leaders was continued at this year’s 36th Veritas Awards ceremony, known...

KWV stole the show at the 36th Veritas Awards evening with both the biggest bag of coveted Double Gold medals and winning the major showpiece, the Duimpie Bayly Vertex Trophy, for a record third year in a row, with its Laborie Cap Classique Blanc de Blancs 2020. Spier...

Wine enthusiasts can look forward to experiencing the star-studded double gold and gold medal winning wines and brandies of the 2026 Veritas Awards at a series of tastings countrywide, presented by Deloitte at their various offices in Cape Town, Durban and...

The International judges at Veritas Awards Judging 2026: Uli Hoffmann UK, Bennie Howard Veritas Awards, Hennie Louw GM Dry Ice International – sponsor of the international judges, Jonas Rojerman Sweden, Christo Pienaar Veritas Awards, Joe Wadsack UK, Jeanne van Dyk...

The 2026 SA New Wine Writer of the Year Competition for writers 35 years old or younger, is now open to entries – closing on Monday 21 September. This competition is run by the South African National Wine Show Association (SANWSA), a fully recognised wine industry...

This year’s Veritas Awards entries have just opened – the country’s foremost and oldest wine competition for market-ready wine – and winemakers and viticulturists’ excitement is mounting along with that of wine lovers countrywide. Participants in this year’s...

The long-established examination for wine evaluation by aspiring wine judges in South Africa has been upgraded and will henceforth be presented by the SA National Wine Show Association (SANWSA) – a significant boost to refine and maintain judging standards in wine...

Izéle van Blerk, Senior Red winemaker KWV with the 2025 Duimpie Bayly Veritas Vertex Award, with Minister John Steenhuisen en Christo Pienaar, Chairman Veritas. The winning wine with the Vertex trophy Premier Alan Winde, Justin Corrins, Anneke du Plessis, Marco...

Wine Legends – Bennie Howard (Veritas), with two of the three Wine Legends who received their Scroll of honour at the Veritas Awards Dinner - Johan Malan and Michael Back with Christo Pienaar (Veritas Chairman) Charles Back was the third recipient, but apologised as...

KWV’s clinched the top Veritas award, the Duimpie Bayly Vertex Trophy, for the second year in a row at the 35th Veritas Awards evening, with its masterful The Mentors Perold, while Graham Beck and Cederberg Wines also excelled with a haul of coveted double gold...

Wine enthusiasts can look forward to experiencing the star-studded double gold and gold medal winning wines and brandies of the 2025 Veritas Awards at a series of tastings countrywide, presented by Deloitte at their various offices in Cape Town, Durban and...

The country’s best new wine writer for 2025 is Rethabile Kgatlhane, a Kuruman-based freelance author and CEO of the Tipsy Twenties Winery, a local boutique wine brand. Mr Kgatlhane was also recently selected by Veritas Awards media partner WineLand Media as a “30...