Pinotage

  • Wildekrans receives two Double Golds at The Michelangelo Awards

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    The results of the 24th Michelangelo International Wine & Spirits Awards were announced via an online function on Friday 2nd October at 16h00.

    With over 1500 entries this year, and a total of 615 awards presented, this competition is an important benchmark for producers targeting international markets to determine how their wines will be received abroad, and locally. The panel of judges are hand-picked wine experts representing all 7 continents and entries are judged blind.

    We received the wonderful news that two of our wines were awarded Double Gold medals this year:-

    We are most grateful for this recognition.

    The full results can be viewed here: https://maiwsa.co.za/michelangelo-international-wine-spirits-awards-presents-the-2020-winners/

  • Tim Atkin Master of Wine – South Africa 2020 Report Results

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    Tim Atkin’s South Africa Report for 2020 has just been released, and we are thrilled to have received Medals of Excellence for 4 of our wines. These medals are given to producers with wine scores above 90 points. Our wines which have done so well are as follows:-

    Chenin Blanc Barrel Select Reserve 2018 – 94 points
    Cape Blend Barrel Select Reserve 2017 – 91 points
    Pinotage Barrel Select Reserve 2017 – 91 points
    Shiraz Barrel Select Reserve 2017 – 91 points

    We are so proud of our winemaking team for this achievement, and immensely grateful for the recognition.

    The full report can be purchased here: https://timatkin.com/prod…/2020-south-africa-special-report/

    And of course the wines can be purchased here: https://shop.wildekrans.com/

     

  • Gold Medals at Monde Selection Wine, Brussels

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    It is with much excitement that we can announce that our 2016 Pinotage Barrel Select Reserve, and our 2016 Cape Blend Barrel Select Reserve both received Gold Quality Medals by the professional jury of Monde Selection Wine in Brussels.

    “Monde Selection Wines recognises the quality of wines and promotes the work of their producers.
    The competition is well-known for its rigor and the technicality of its evaluations.” – via https://www.wine-contest.eu/wine-contest-2020/

    Well done to our winemaker and his team!

  • Big ‘GEES’ for Wines2Whales

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    We absolutely love it when it’s Wines2Whales time, and everyone gets a chance to get on their bikes and try the trails, or simply just support and cheer. This year, the very aptly named Pinotage leg passed through Wildekrans, and the theme for the leg was #SeriousGEES (serious festive atmosphere, fun). We certainly gave the theme our all at our ‘water’ point, with wine-tasting and our staff getting wholeheartedly into the spirit!

    If you want to see what GEES actually is (as the English translation of this Afrikaans word simply does not do it justice), then take a look at this fabulous video clip, kindly created by Bigshot Media.

    Thank you to all the supporters, riders and sponsors for such a great event, and well done to everyone who took part – on or off the saddle.

  • A Veritas Double Gold!

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    We were really honoured to attend the Veritas Awards on Friday, and our wines did exceptionally well, with every wine we entered winning a medal! We are most proud of the Double Gold we received for our Barrel Select Reserve Pinotage 2016!

    A Double Gold is one of the most sought-after awards. The last time Wildekrans was awarded this honour was in 1995.

    Our other winners were as follows:

    Gold: Barrel Select Reserve Cape Blend 2016

    Silver: MCC Chenin Blanc 2015

    Silver: MCC Brut Rose 2016

    Silver: Barrel Select Reserve Cabernet Franc 2018

    Silver: Barrel Select Reserve Shiraz 2016

    Bronze: Barrel Select Reserve Chenin Blanc 2017

    Bronze: Barrel Select Reserve Pinot Noir 2018

    As cited on their website: ‘Synonymous with excellence in wine and brandy, the Veritas Awards is the longest-running and most prestigious wine and brandy competition in South Africa, dating back to 1991.’

    We thank them for the wonderful recognition.

    Full results can be viewed on their website: https://veritas.co.za/

  • Wildekrans included in The Sommeliers Selection for 2019

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    We are so pleased to announce that our Barrel Select Reserve Cape Blend 2016 and our Barrel Select Reserve Pinotage 2016 have been included in the “Voluptuous & Rich Reds” category of The Sommeliers Selection for 2019!

    The Sommeliers Selection is South Africa’s only wine competition judged solely by a panel of top sommeliers, in categories moulded around those of a ‘wine list’.

    View the full list of winners at www.thesommeliersselection.co.za/2019-listed-wines

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