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Sauvignon Blanc scoops coveted 'Best Young Wine' in South Africa
An unwooded Sauvignon Blanc from Flagstone Wine Cellar in Somerset-West clinched the coveted General Smuts Trophy as overall SA Champion Young Wine for 2019, af
By Anton Pretorius · 5 min read
Wooded Pinotage wins the General Smuts Trophy at SA Young Wine Show
Reon Richter, Chris Smit, Francois van Niekerk (cellar master) and Erik van Wyk from Wellington Wines with the AE Perold Trophy for SA Champion Pinotage and the
By Anton Pretorius · 3 min read
White blend triumphs as SA’s Best Young Wine of 2021
Photo Caption: For the fourth time, Badsberg walks away with the formidable General Smuts Trophy as overall winner. (L to R): Christo Pienaar (Chairman of SANWS
By SA Wine Industry · 8 min read
A Shiraz wears the crown as SA’s best 2022 young wine
A wooded Shiraz from Diemersdal Wine Estate in Durbanville has won the prestigious General Smuts Trophy as the overall SA Champion Young Wine of 2022.
By SA Wine Industry · 8 min read
A Cabernet Sauvignon crowned as the country's best 2023 young wine
A wooded Cabernet Sauvignon from Wellington Wines took the crown by clinching the prestigious General Smuts Trophy as overall SA Champion Wine of 2023 after also being named as the country’s best Cabernet Sauvignon (wooded) at the SA Young Wine Show.
By SA Wine Industry · 5 min read
A Cabernet Sauvignon crowned as SA’s best 2024 young wine
For the second successive year a wooded Cabernet Sauvignon – this time from Diemersdal Estate in Durbanville – excelled by clinching the prestigious General Smuts Trophy as overall SA Champion Young Wine of 2024, after also being named as the country’s Best Cabernet Sauvignon (wooded) at the SA…
By SA Wine Industry · 4 min read
A Sémillon crowned as the country’s best 2025 young wine
A Sémillon wine – from La Motte Wine Estate in Franschhoek – excelled by winning the prestigious Genl Smuts Trophy as the overall SA Champion Young Wine of 2025, after also being named as die the country’s Beste Sémillon at the SA Young Wine Show and thereby bagging this sought-after trophy for La…
By SA Wine Industry · 4 min read
A Pinotage excels as die country’s top 2026 young wine
A wooded Pinotage from Wellington Wines has been crowned as the SA Champion Young Wine of 2026, after also being named as the Best Pinotage at the competitive SA Young Wine Show – thereby bagging the prestigious Genl Smuts Trophy for the third time as overall winner.
By SA Wine Industry · 6 min read
KWV claims Champion Red Blend at SA Young Wine Show
KWV received the 2018 SA Champion Red Blend Trophy at the illustrious SA Young Wine Show awards gala dinner, presented by Agri-Expo in the historical Stellenbos
By Anton Pretorius · 2 min read
Why Orange River Cellars' Sauvignon Blanc was 2018's talk of the town
Keimoes Sauvignon Blanc vineyards lie on an island in the Orange River, from where the fog rises to create a microclimate that is particularly suitable for this
By Anton Pretorius · 4 min read
SA Young Wine Show’s regional champions announced
The results of the South African Young Wine Show will be announced on Friday 26 August 2022.
By SA Wine Industry · 5 min read
A Ruby Cabernet crowned as SA’s Best Young Wine for 2020
A wooded Ruby Cabernet from Badsberg in the Breedekloof clinched the coveted General Smuts Trophy as overall South African Champion Young Wine for 2020, after a
By SA Wine Industry · 7 min read
