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Excellent wine at
R160 or less, and Sparkling wine at R200 or less.

The Gold Wine Awards was born out of a need to help the consumer make more educated buying decisions and to promote excellent value-for-money wines.

Scenes from the 2023 Event

For more detail about the 2023 event, please follow this link.

SOME OF OUR PARTNERS THAT HELP MAKE THIS EVENT A SUCCESS

ABOUT

With the huge variety of wines available to the consumer on the shelves, there is very little information available to guide them in making quality choices, especially in the lower price categories.

The Gold Wine Awards employs a distinguished panel of esteemed wine retailers, sommeliers, and wine industry professionals renowned for their expertise. The judges meticulously evaluate the selection of still wines priced at R160 or below, and sparkling wines at R200.00 and below, assessing their value-for-money proposition.

The pinnacle of distinction, the coveted Double Gold award, is exclusively bestowed upon the truly exceptional wines that exhibit unparalleled value-for-money.

Through rigorous statistical analysis, the tasters’ results are meticulously correlated with the corresponding price points, ensuring a comprehensive evaluation of the wines’ genuine value-for-money proposition.

The Gold Wine Awards epitomizes scientific rigour and unwavering dedication, guiding discerning consumers towards outstanding wines that transcend mere cost and offer an extraordinary balance of quality and value.

Often, consumers do not have any guidance to help them choose from the many wine brands out there, especially for those that sell at lower prices. This event aims to make it easier for the consumer to make informed choices by commending wines that are very reasonably priced.

This event aims to give all wines a fair chance by making sure the judges do not suffer from flavour fatigue; this is achieved by not requiring the judges to taste more than 10 wines of a kind in a row, wherever possible.

It has been found that when wine tasters know the price of a wine, they often tend to be biased in favour of the more expensive wines. In the double-blind tastings that will be conducted at this event, the tasters will not know the identity or the price of the wines, and will therefore judge the wines more fairly.

The awards

The wines that emerge victorious will be bestowed with Gold and Double Gold awards, while the Top 10 producers will earn the coveted privilege of displaying the Top 10 Producer sticker on their products.

REACH THE CONSUMER

The vast majority of consumers opt for wines priced at R160, and sparkling wines at R200.00 and below per bottle, and it is wines in this price bracket that will reap the benefits of these awards.

Producers who fare well in this event will be able to set their wine apart from the multitude of other options available on the shelf.

Some recent news:

DATES AND PRICING

Important dates and costs to note:

2 April 2024
Event is open for entries

12 July 2024
Early bird
cut-off date

16 August 2024
Cut-off date for
entries

26 and 27 August 2024
Delivery of samples

2 September 2024
Producers receive results

Early Bird Special
R995 per entry (excl VAT) if the entry
is done by 12 July 2024.

Normal entry
R1250
per entry (excl VAT) if the entry
is done after the early bird special
ends, but by 16 August 2024.

Stickers will be available to the award winners at a price of R415 (excl VAT) per 1000.

Here are some of our partners making this event a success

ADDED VALUE

As a value-add, we will also announce our Top 10 Excellent Value at the Price Producer brands. The top 10 producers that win this award will be able to put a sticker on all their winning wines that were entered into the event, and the sticker will be available at R415 excluding VAT per 1000.

Theron du Plessis Chartered and Professional Accountants will audit the tasting process to make sure tastings are done without any outside influence.

Practical Details

Pertinent information about this event:

You are not obligated to order stickers if you win an award, but if you do request stickers, you have to accept and pay for them when the winners are announced, as set out in the event rules.

ENTER ONLINE

Uncertified wine may be entered into the event. Each certified wine has to have a current WSR2 or WSR4 certificate showing that the wine was approved on the strength of taste and analysis by SAWIS, or a Department of Agriculture Wine-on-Line screen capture printout to show the wine has a current tasting date on 2 September 2024. This certificate must be current (i.e. the wine must have been tasted and approved by the board no later than one year before the above date in the case of a white wine, and 18 months prior in the case of a red wine). Samples without this certificate or a screen capture of it will not be accepted.

No refunds will be paid if the WSR2 or WSR4 certificate is not current, or if a Department of Agriculture printout from Wine-on-Line to show the wine has a current tasting date cannot be produced.

CATEGORIES ACCEPTED

No.WHITE WINE CATEGORIESSPECIFICATION
1Perlé or slightly Sparkling WineRS<=10g/L
2Perlé or slightly Sparkling WineRS>10g/L
3Sparkling Wine (Not Bottle Fermented)RS<=15g/L
4Sparkling Wine (Not Bottle Fermented)RS>15g/L
5Method Ancestrale 
6Sparkling Wine Bottle Fermented Zero Dossage 
7Sparkling Wine Bottle FermentedRS<=15g/L
8Sparkling Wine Bottle FermentedRS>15g/L
9Low Alcohol/Dealcoholised White Wine 
10Albarino 
11Bukettraube 
12Cape Riesling (Crouchen blanc) 
13ChardonnayRS<=10g/L
14ChardonnayRS>10g/L
15Chenin blancRS<=10g/L
16Chenin blancRS>10g/L
17Clairette Blanche 
18ColombarRS<=10g/L
19ColombarRS>10g/L
20Grenache Blanc 
21Grüner Veltliner 
22Hanepoot 
23Marzanne 
24White MuscadelRS<=10g/L
25White MuscadelRS>10g/L
26Nouvelle 
27Pinot Gris 
28Rousanne 
29Sauvignon blancRS<=10g/L
30Sauvignon blancRS>10g/L
31Semillon 
32Verdelho 
33Viognier 
34Weisser Riesling (Rhine Riesling) 
35Other Single White Non-Muscat CultivarRS<=10g/L
36Other Single White Muscat CultivarRS<=10g/L
37Other Single White CultivarRS>10g/L
38White BlendRS<=10g/L
39White BlendRS>10g/L
40White wine from a red cultivar 
41Blanc de Noir and RoséRS<=10g/L
42Blanc de Noir and RoséRS>10g/L
No.RED WINE CATEGORIESSPECIFICATION
43Low Alcohol/Dealcoholised Red Wine 
44Barbera 
45Cinsaut 
46Cabernet Franc 
47Cabernet Sauvignon 
48Carignan 
49Grenache Noir 
50Nebbiolo 
51Nero (Nero d’Avola) 
52Pinot Noir 
53Pinotage – Non-coffee style 
54Pinotage Coffee Style 
55Primitivo 
56Sangiovese 
57Malbec 
58Merlot 
59Mourvedre 
60Nebbiolo 
61Petit Verdot 
62Petit Syrah (Durif) 
63Ruby Cabernet 
64Shiraz (Syrah) 
65Souzao 
66Tannat 
67Tempranillo 
68Tinta Barocca 
69Tinta Roriz 
70Touriga Nacional 
71Touriga Franca 
72Touriga Francesca 
73Other Red Cultivars 
74Bordeaux Styled Red Blend (May only contain the 5 Bdx cultivars) 
75Cape Blend (Must contain at least 30% Pinotage) 
76Rhône Style Blend 
77Shiraz Blend (must contain minimum 30% Shiraz) 
78Red and White Cultivar Blend 
79Other Red Blend 
80Sweet RedRS > 10g/L
No.SWEET WINE CATEGORIESSPECIFICATION
81Natural Sweet WineRS>50g/L
82Late HarvestRS>30g/L
83Special Late HarvestRS>50g/L
84Noble Late Harvest/ Botrytis wine 
85Straw Wine 
86Cape White Port 
87Cape Pink Port 
88Cape Ruby Port 
89Cape Tawny Port 
90Cape Vintage Port 
91Cape Late Bottled Vintage Port 
92Port Other 
93White Non-Muscat Jerepigo 
94Red Non-Muscat Jeripigo 
95Hanepoot Jeripigo 
96White Muscadel Jeripigo 
97Red Muscadel Jeripigo 
98Fino Sherry 
99Oloroso Sherry 
100Cream Sherry (Full Cream) 

Event rules

  • Only wine that is available in South Africa to consumers at, R160 including VAT per bottle, or Sparkling wine at R200 or less may be entered.
  • Submission of entries online by the cut-off date for entries constitutes acceptance of all the rules and entry fees will have to be paid for these entries. Entries can be deleted before the cut-off time if necessary, but not afterwards.
  • Tank samples will not be accepted as entries into the event.

GET IN TOUCH

GENERAL EVENT ENQUIRIES
AND ADMINISTRATION

Sanet van Heerden

DROP-OFF POINT FOR SAMPLES

Neethlingshof Tasting Room
Neethlingshof Estate
Polkadraai Road
 Stellenbosch
Map reference: https://maps.app.goo.gl/F83PFapTYWcUysrk8

Attention: Michelle Grimbeek
Tel: 082 773 0738
Email: michelle@ttpromotions.co.za

Directions:

When you enter the main gate at Neethlingshof Estate, you will find the Neethlingshof Tasting Room on your right-hand side at the end of the road. Delivery queries should be directed to, Michelle Grimbeek, michelle@ttpromotions.co.za or phone her on 082 773 0738.

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