{"id":127345,"date":"2016-06-20T19:30:10","date_gmt":"2016-06-20T17:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=127345"},"modified":"2016-06-20T17:14:22","modified_gmt":"2016-06-20T15:14:22","slug":"these-are-the-best-wines-in-south-africa-in-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/lifestyle\/127345\/these-are-the-best-wines-in-south-africa-in-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"These are the best wines in South Africa in 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

The South African Wine Index (SAwi) has announced the winners of its annual Grand Wines Collection awards for 2016, naming the best wines in South Africa.<\/p>\n

The SAWi compares and condenses results from 84 multinational competitions, reviews and listings, and acknowledges the nature of the competition and additional accolades bestowed on a wine, expressing all the data as a single number out of 100.<\/p>\n

Using a score of 93 as the benchmark, wines scoring above that are considered part of the “Grand Wines Collection”.<\/p>\n

The 2016 list is sourced from 585 wineries and\u00a0more than 6000 wines.\u00a0The \u2018Grand Wines Collection\u2019 currently includes 494 wines, with 203 wines, representing 66 wineries, achieving platinum status.<\/p>\n

“This year, KWV took the most honours with 11 awards, followed by Cederberg\u2019s and Spier\u2019s 8, Saronsberg 7, while Bouchard Finlayson, Paul Cluver and Diemersdal received 6 awards each,” SAwi said.<\/p>\n

“As with a golf or tennis rating system, having received the most accolades does not necessarily imply a number 1 ranking position, but such performances take these wineries close to being coveted trophy winners.”<\/p>\n

The table below shows which are the best wines in the country in every category assessed by SAwi.<\/p>\n

You can view the full listing here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Best Wines in South Africa 2016
(Click to enlarge)<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Category<\/th>\nBrand<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Bordeaux Blend<\/td>\nDe Toren Private Cellar Fusion V Cabernet Cab Franc Petit Verdot Merlot Malbec<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brandy<\/td>\nVan Ryn\u2019s 12 YO Distillers Reserve Brandy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cabernet Franc<\/td>\nWarwick Estate Cabernet Franc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cabernet Sauvignon<\/td>\nAnnandale Wines Cabernet Sauvignon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cape Blend<\/td>\nWindmeul Cellar Cape Blend Reserve Pinotage Cab Sauvignon Merlot Petit Verdot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cape Port<\/td>\nBoplaas Family Vineyards Cape Vintage Reserve Port<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chardonnay<\/td>\nHamilton Russell Vineyards Chardonnay<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chenin Blanc<\/td>\nDe Morgenzon Reserve Chenin Blanc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cinsaut<\/td>\nSadie Family Wines Old Vine Series Pofadder Cinsault<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Colombard<\/td>\nBon Courage Andre\u2019s Fame Colombard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dessert & Fortified Wine<\/td>\nPaul Cluver Estate Wines Riesling Noble Late Harvest<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gew\u00fcrtstraminer<\/td>\nPaul Cluver Estate Wines Gew\u00fcrtstraminer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grenach\u00e9<\/td>\nVriesenhof Vineyards Grenach\u00e8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grenach\u00e9 Blanc<\/td>\nKWV Mentors Grenach\u00e9 Blanc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Malbec<\/td>\nDoolhof Wine Estate Signatures of Doolhof Malbec<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Merlot<\/td>\nAnnandale Wines Merlot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M\u00e9thode Cap Classique<\/td>\nThe House of JC Le Roux Pongr\u1ea3cz Desiderius Sparkling Wine M\u00e9thode Cap Classic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Petit Verdot<\/td>\nKWV The Mentors Petit Verdot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pinotage<\/td>\nRijks Private Cellar Pinotage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pinot Noir<\/td>\nBouchard Finlayson Galpin Peak Pinot Noir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Red Blend (other)<\/td>\nBouchard Finlayson Hannibal Sangiovese Pinot Shiraz Mourv\u00e8dre Nebiolo Barbera<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rhone Blend<\/td>\nSaronsberg Full Circle Shiraz Mourv\u00e8dre Viognier<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Riesling<\/td>\nJordan Wine Estate The Real McCoy Riesling<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sauvignon Blanc<\/td>\nKleine Zalze Wines Family Reserve Sauvignon Blanc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Semillon<\/td>\nCederberg Private Cellar David Nieuwoudt Ghost Corner Semillon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shiraz<\/td>\nEagles Nest Shiraz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sweet Wine<\/td>\nKlein Constantia Estate Vin de Constance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tinta Barocca<\/td>\nSadie Family Wines Old Vine Series Treinspoor Tinta Barocca<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Viognier<\/td>\nEagles Nest Viognier<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
White Wine Blend<\/td>\nTokara Director\u2019s Reserve White Sauvignon Blanc Semillon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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