The country’s best new wine writer for 2024 is Skye Nolan from Brackenfell near Cape Town, assistant-winemaker and compliance manager at Bellevue Wine Estate, Stellenbosch, who also had work stints at four other Cape wineries, as well as doing wine educational and...
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Dec 4, 2024
Nov 4, 2024
Tasting, tasting and more tasting – from berry to bottle. This, combined with meticulous attention to detail and teamwork all along, are the main components in the success for KWV stealing the show at the latest Veritas gala evening and clinching the pinnacle Duimpie...
Oct 25, 2024
The 2024 SA New Wine Writer of the Year Competition for writers 35 years old or younger, is now open to entries. This competition of the South African National Wine Show Association (SANWSA) – which also runs the Veritas Awards among others – is in its 12th year and...
Oct 20, 2024
The tradition of annually honouring a handful of industry leaders was continued at this year’s 34th Veritas Awards ceremony, known for many years as the Oscars of the Wine Industry, on Saturday 12 October. This award, instituted by the Veritas Awards in 2009, serves...
Oct 13, 2024
An evening of exceptional achievements at the stylish 34th Veritas Awards featured 70 Double Gold medals for both established brands and novices, while the Duimpie Bayly Vertex Trophy for the best wine entered went to the KWV The Mentors Perold 2020, a Cape Blend red...
Sep 11, 2024
Photo: International Judges with sponsor Dry Ice International. Christo Pienaar, Chairman Veritas, Michael Franz – USA, Joe Wadsack – UK, Deon Roux, CEO Dry Ice International, Uli Hoffmann – UK, Bennie Howard, Vice Chairman Veritas, Jo Wessels – Germany VERITAS...
Jul 16, 2024
Winemakers are excited about this year’s Veritas Awards whose entries have just opened – the country’s foremost wine competition which they are looking forward to along with wine lovers countrywide. Participants in this year’s competition are now encouraged to enter...
Apr 2, 2024
The Veritas Awards are proud to announce that the tasting of Veritas Double Gold winning wines from the 2023 competition will be held in London on Tuesday 9 April in collaboration with Porex SA. The finest array of wines on display will include the overall Vertex...
Dec 8, 2023
The country’s best new wine writer for 2023 is Margeaux Goosen, who has just completed a stint as winemaking assistant at a boutique winery in Baden, Germany, while the runner-up is Jenna Higgins, newly appointed head winemaker at Wolvenhoek in Wellington and the best...
Nov 10, 2023
Exactly ten years after the establishment of the wine estate Benguela Cove near Hermanus, it now triumphed by taking the standout Vertex award among 1 247 selected entries at the 2023 Veritas Awards with its 2019 Joie de Vivre Cap Classique. Not only did this...
Oct 23, 2023
The 2023 SA New Wine Writer of the Year Competition for writers 35 years old or younger, is now open to entries. This competition of the South African National Wine Show Association (SANWSA) – which also runs the Veritas Awards among others – is in its 11th year and...
Oct 20, 2023
The tradition of annually honouring a handful of industry leaders was continued at this year’s 33rd Veritas Awards ceremony, known for many years as the Oscars of the Wine Industry, on Friday 13 October. This award, instituted by the Veritas Awards in 2009, serves as...
Oct 13, 2023
Exciting highlights were reached at the stylish 33rd Veritas Awards, featuring another record number of medals to both well-known brands and novices, while the Duimpie Bayly Vertex Trophy for the best wine entered was clinched by the 2019 Benguela Cove Joie de Vivre...
Oct 4, 2023
Wine enthusiasts can look forward to experiencing the star-studded Veritas Double Gold and Gold Medal winning wines and brandies of the 2023 Awards at a series of tastings countrywide, presented by Deloitte at their various offices in Cape Town, Johannesburg and...