SA Terroir Wine Awards
2010-06-04
THIS year a new trophy will be awarded at the fifth annual SA Terroir Wine Awards ( the Novare Trophy for SA Terroir Top Wine Area), while special presentation packages of top rated wines from all the categories will also be put up for sale by Cybercellar. As from 2010 the top wine of each cultivar and the top red and white blend will also be honoured in all the categories. Previously only the overall top red wine and top white wine were awarded in the smaller categories. “It is not fair that a cultivar wine which receives a very high average score from the judges cannot receive the recognition in its category, because another wine of a different cultivar from the same area received a national certificate and therefore is the top red or white wine in that category. “All the top rated wines of all the cultivars will now be awarded in all the categories,” says Charl Theron, convener of the panel. “This is the fifth year of the world’s most exclusive wine competition based on origin and in this time the entries have grown year after year,” says Marius Labuschagne, project leader of SA Terroir Wine Awards. South Africa is the leading New World wine country when it comes to applying the wine of origin rules to display the wine’s terroir on either the front or back label. It is a growing trend in New World countries, especially the United States of America and Argentina. Only products certified as a wine of origin from a ward, estate or single vineyard can be entered for the SA Terroir Wine Awards. This year the judges are Charl Theron, David Biggs, Dave Hughes, Erika Obermeyer and Pierre Marais. The closing date for entries is 22 June. More information on the website www. terroirwineawards, or contact 021 863 0397 or events@agrimega.co.za.
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