MyTrosIsMyTrots2026: Time for the harvest hustle
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Harvest is here, and so is your chance to show off. Whether it’s dusty boots, juicy bunches, or those chaotic cellar days, we want to see your best harvest shots.
HOW TO ENTER: Share your most creative harvest photos with us on social media, and you could be one of our big winners.
STEP 1: Snap your most creative #harvest2026 moment with your camera or smartphone.
STEP 2: Like, follow and tag us on social media: @WineLand Magazine (Facebook) or @winelandmedia (Instagram).
STEP 3: Include a caption and use the hashtag #mytrosismytrots2026
WHAT’S UP FOR GRABS? Thanks to our amazing sponsors, FELCO and Saxenburg, there’s a whopping R15 500 worth of prizes from FELCO for our top 3 winners, and a special wine prize from Saxenburg for the People’s Choice winner.
1st Prize Total Value – R6000.00
1 x FELCO 2 Pruning Shear, 1 x FELCO 600 Pruning Saw, 1 x FELCO 911 Double Leather Holster, 1 x FELCO 703 Leather Gloves, 1 x FELCO 504 Lifetime Warranty Knife, 1 x FELCO 310 Picking and Trimming Snip for grape harvesting, 1 x FELCO 903 Sharpener, 1 x FELCO Cap, 1 x FELCO Beanie, 1 x FELCO Keyring Torch and Bottle Opener.
2nd Prize Total Value – R5000.00
1 x FELCO 2 Pruning Shear, 1 x FELCO 600 Pruning Saw, 1 x FELCO 911 Double Leather Holster, 1 x FELCO 702 Leather Gloves, 1 x FELCO 504 Lifetime Warranty Knife, 1 x FELCO 902 Sharpener, 1 x FELCO Cap, 1 x FELCO Beanie, 1 x FELCO Keyring Torch and Bottle Opener.
3rd Prize Total Value – R4500.00
1 x FELCO 2 Pruning Shear, 1 x FELCO 600 Pruning Saw, 1 x FELCO 911 Double Leather Holster, 1 x FELCO 701 Gloves, 1 x FELCO 504 Lifetime Warranty Knife, 1 x FELCO Cap, 1 x FELCO Beanie, 1 x FELCO Keyring Torch and Bottle Opener.

People’s Choice winner
A bottle of Saxenburg Private Collection Syrah and Saxenburg Private Collection Sauvignon Blanc.
FORMER WINNERS:

The submission deadline is 1 May 2026. Winners will be announced in our June 2026 print issue and social media channels (1 June 2026).

ABOUT FELCO:
FELCO has been operating in South Africa since 1946. With its trademark Swiss precision that’s made to last, FELCO has sought to master all industrial processes and technologies required to design and manufacture its product range.
Available today in over 120 countries and acknowledged as a brand of excellence for its pruning and cutting products, FELCO is fulfilling the objectives of its founder, Felix Flisch.
For more information, visit www.felco.co.za. Every FELCO product owner is entitled to a yearly hand pruner service, free of charge.

ABOUT SAXENBURG
Founded in 1693, Saxenburg Wine Estate is one of South Africa’s oldest wine farms. Located in the Polkadraai Hills of Stellenbosch, the farm is shaped by a unique terroir of decomposed granite soils and cooling ocean breezes. Saxenburg has become known for its Syrah, a wine that continues to receive recognition for its character and consistency. Today, the wine farm remains family-owned, combining tradition with modern refinement to produce wines of the finest quality.
Social Media competition terms and conditions
- The promoter is: WineLand Media (a division of South Africa Wine) whose registered address is at Picardi Farm, Cecilia Street, Southern Paarl, 7646
- The competition is open to South African citizens aged 18 years and older.
- The employees of the promoter and their immediate families are prohibited from entering the competition.
- There is no entry or purchase free required/necessary to enter this competition.
- By entering this competition, an entrant indicates his or her agreement to be bound by these terms and conditions and our private policy guidelines.
- Route to entry for the competition and details of how to enter are via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and email.
- Only one entry accepted per person.
- Closing date for entries: 1 May 2026. No further entries to the competition will be permitted after this date.
- We accept no responsibility for entries not received for whatever reason.
- The rules of the competition and how to enter are outlined above.
- The promoter reserves the right to cancel or amend the competition and these terms and conditions without notice in the event of a catastrophe, war, civil or military disturbance, act of God or any actual or anticipated breach of any applicable law or regulation or any other event outside of the promoter’s control. Any changes to the competition will be notified to entrants as soon as possible.
- The promoter is not responsible for inaccurate details supplied by entrants or by any third party connected with this competition.
- The prize is as follows: R15 500 worth of FELCO hampers (details above) and no cash or other alternatives will be offered. The People Choice’s prize includes Saxenburg Private Collection Syrah and Saxenburg Private Collection Sauvignon Blanc. The prize is not transferable.
- Winners will be chosen by a judging panel made up of staff from WineLand Media and chaired by Wanda Augustyn (WineLand Media editor) .
- The winner will be notified by email and/or Direct Message (DM) on Facebook/Instagram and/or letter within 28 days of the closing date. If the winner cannot be contacted or do not claim the prize within 14 days of notification, we reserve the right to withdraw the prize from the winner and pick a replacement winner.
- The promoter will notify the winner when and where the prize can be collected / delivered.
- Winners hereby consent to having their photo taken prize(s) and having information published in the June 2025 issue of WineLand Magazine, and/or competition judge(s), and/or sponsor representative.
- The promoter’s decision in respect of all matters to do with the competition will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.
- The competition and these terms and conditions will be governed by South African law and any disputes will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of South Africa.
- The winner agrees to the use of his/her name and image in any publicity material, as well as their entry. Any personal data relating to the winner or any other entrants will be used solely in accordance with current South African data protection legislation (PoPI) and will not be disclosed to a third party without the entrant’s prior consent.
- This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or any other social media network. You are providing your information to WineLand Media and not to any other party. The information provided will be used in conjunction with the publisher’s Privacy Policy.
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