Almost
250 wines were entered for this annual competition and we attended
the awards ceremony this week. Should you want a copy, this year's Getaway Best Value
Wines Guide is bagged with the February issue of Getaway, which is on sale from
23 January 2017. Results are also are also available at www.bestvaluewineguide.com
It was held at a new
venue for us, The Eatery Wood Fired Grill in Belvedere Square, Claremont There
is a list of national restaurants in the guide where you can drink these wines
as they allow you to Bring Your Own good value wines
All the wines were laid
out for us to taste at our leisure. There are a few more wine farms we would
like to see entering these awards next year
They produced some very
good canapés to ease down the wines. These were Bruschettas of tomato, olives,
cheese and basil. Messy but satisfying
They have a lovely
shady terrace where the winners were announced.
Kathryn Frew is the organiser of this event
for Getaway magazine
Neil Piper, Getaway
Publisher, told us about these awards, which have been presented since 2002. The
statistical model that rates each wine was developed by UCT academic Dr David
Priilaid after more than a decade of analysing the results of various wine
competitions and tastings. Dr Priilaid’s system uses the data he’s collected to
work out each wine’s value, quality and price. All the wines are available on
shelf for R80 or less
Fiona MacDonald, head
judge, told us about the process. All the wines are tasted blind and by two
separate panels of judges. They were tasted in specific categories: Sauvignon
Blanc, Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay, white blends, Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz,
Pinotage, Merlot, red blends, Almost 250 wines were entered for this annual competition and, this week, we attended the awards ceremony. Should you want a copy, this year's Getaway Best Value Wines Guide is bagged with the February issue of Getaway, which has been on sale from 23rd January. Results are also are also available at www.bestvaluewineguide.com
The Getaway team
The awards were presented by Sonya Schoeman – Getaway Editor
Here she is with Ken Forrester and Shawn Mathyse of Ken Forrester wines, who won for the Petit Sauvignon Blanc
Jean du Preez receiving his award for the Du Preez Rockfield Cabernet Sauvignon
Theunis van Zyl of Imbuko in Wellington swept the board with three separate Awards - Imbuko Merlot, Van Zijl Coffee Pinotage and Shortwood Red Blend
and therefore won the Overall Best Value Producer award
Brendan Butler of Mount Vernon won the award for the best value Rosé
Calamari and chips motivate us to make a booking soon
Chilli poppers
Very good, lean seared steak topped with a green herb sauce
And Bobotie spring rolls with a sweet chilli dip, dessert wines and bubblies
© John & Lynne Ford, Adamastor & Bacchus 2017
Many people assume that a Gewürztraminer will be a sweet or semi-sweet wine, and there
are good examples of this style too, but dry wines like this are a delicious
accompaniment to Middle Eastern and other lightly spiced foods. It is also a
very good wine to serve as an apèritif
