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Best new wine writer sought in SA 

The 2022 SA 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 tenth year and aims...

Veritas Living Legends Awards 2022

Veritas Living Legends Awards 2022 The tradition of annually honouring a handful of industry leaders was continued at this year’s 32nd Veritas Awards ceremony, known for many years as the Oscars of the Wine Industry, on Saturday 08 October. This award, instituted...

New heights for Veritas and Tokara Cabernet Sauvignon

Exciting highlights were reached at the stylish 32nd Veritas Awards, featuring another record number of medals to well-known brands, as well as novices, while the top trophy for the best wine entered for Veritas was clinched by the 2019 Tokara Reserve Collection...

SOUTH AFRICA’S FINEST WINES TO BE JUDGED AT VERITAS

All eyes will be on Nederburg this week, as some of the finest South African judges will meet to evaluate this year’s entries for the Veritas Awards – for many years seen as a highly important week of local wine and brandy judging in the oldest and most respected show...

VERITAS 2022 ENTRIES AROUND THE CORNER

This year’s Veritas Awards entries are just around the corner, after a return to the normal dates for wine shows with the suspension of the Covid-19 pandemic regulations. Participants in this year’s competition are now encouraged to enter via the new online platform...

VERITAS DOUBLE GOLD WINES GO GLOBAL

Two tastings of Veritas Double Gold winning wines are to be held in London and Hong Kong again this year after an absence of three years due to the Covid 19 pandemic. The wines on display will be the Vertex Wine of the Show winners – now called the Duimpie Bayly...

VERITAS WINE TASTINGS FOR WINE LOVERS ON TRACK AGAIN

The new year starts off with great news for wine lovers. The extremely popular Veritas wine tastings for the public to experience the Double Gold and Gold winners first-hand are soon to be held in Cape Town, Paarl and Stellenbosch. With one of the most successful...

SA Wine Writers Competition 2021 results announced

The organiser of the new format SA Wine Writer of the Year Competition, the SA National Wine Show Association (SANWSA) has announced this year’s results, stating that while the general standard of entries reflected the current challenging times in the wine Industry,...

Spier’s creativity clinches the 2021 Veritas Vertex Award

This wine strikes the balance between drinkability and age-worthiness, arguably one of the toughest achievements in winemaking – winemaker Johan Jordaan. In a South African wine market featuring thousands of different wines and a myriad of competitions, evaluations,...

Spier peaks among record Veritas double golds

Spier Wines walked away with the top trophy at the 2021 Veritas Awards for its 2018 Spier Creative Block 5, a Bordeaux-style blend – where a record number of Double Gold medals were also presented to spontaneous applause, reflecting the rejuvenated wine industry mood....

The search is on for SA’s best new wine writer

Entries are open for the 2021 SA Wine Writer of the Year – for writers 35 years old or younger. The competition of the South African National Wine Show Association (SANWSA) has been revamped in its ninth year and aims to launch smart new voices in the wine industry....

SOUTH AFRICA’S FINEST WINES TO BE JUDGED AT VERITAS

Some of South Africa’s most experienced palates are at Nederburg in Paarl this week to judge this year’s entries for the Veritas Awards. It is seen as one of the most important weeks of wine and brandy judging on the South African wine calendar, as Veritas is the...

Wine Legend Duimpie Bayly honoured by Veritas

The SA National Wine Show (SANWS), proud presenters of the Veritas Awards, has announced that the Award for the overall Champion Wine of the competition, the Veritas Vertex Award will be named the Duimpie Bayly Vertex Award in future.  In this way this Champion...

VERITAS ENTRIES NOW ONLINE

The 2021 Veritas Awards has taken wine competition entry to new heights with the introduction of fully digital wine and brandy participation without any paperwork. This breakthrough follows on the launch of the Vino Veritas App by CTP which has been met with...

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