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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...

The finest palates of international and local judges will evaluate this year’s entries for the Veritas Awards – for many years seen as a highly important week of South African wine and brandy judging in the oldest and most respected show for these market-ready...

The country’s best wine writer for 2022 is Shandré van der Merwe, tasting room Manager at De Wet Cellar outside Worcester, while the runner-up is Petri de Beer, until recently senior winemaker at Longridge Winery near Somerset West. The results of this competition,...

The Veritas Vertex Award, named after wine industry legend Duimpie Bayly, crowns the overall winner at Veritas, the country’s longest running and most prestigious wine competition. The Tokara Reserve Collection Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 was the sixth receiver of the...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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 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....

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....