SA Terroir Awards

11/06/2026

LAST CHANCE TO ENTER FOR THE 2026 SA TERROIR AWARDS

The closing date for late entries for the 2026 SA Terroir Awards competition is tomorrow, Friday, 12 June.
Don't miss out, enter online https://terroirwineawards.co.za/

IMPORTANT DATES
Closing date for late entries: Friday 12 June
Delivery of samples: Thursday 11 and Friday 12 June
Judging: Tuesday 23 to Friday 26 June
Awards luncheon: Wednesday 12 August at the Lanzerac Hotel & Spa

02/06/2026

CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES 2026 SA TERROIR AWARDS

The closing date for entries for the 2026 SA Terroir Awards competition is tomorrow, Wednesday 3 June. The closing date for late entries is Friday, 12 June.

Enter online https://terroirwineawards.co.za/

SA Terroir Wine Awards are indicative of our country’s ability to compete with the best. Terroir-driven wines are part of the Cape Winelands culture of gratefully showcasing all the prime wine terrains we have here in South Africa.

IMPORTANT DATES
Closing date for entries: Wednesday 3 June
Closing date for late entries: Friday 12 June
Delivery of samples: Thursday 11 and Friday 12 June
Judging: Tuesday 23 to Friday 26 June
Awards luncheon: Wednesday 12 August at the Lanzerac Hotel & Spa

26/05/2026

11/05/2026

2026 SA TERROIR AWARDS ENTRIES OPEN

Terroir-focused winemakers can now enter their fine wine selections for this year’s SA Terroir Wine Awards, which identifies and crowns the Cape winelands’ top terrain expressing wines in this unique and increasingly significant competition.

Enter online https://terroirwineawards.co.za/

IMPORTANT DATES
Closing date for entries: Wednesday 3 June
Closing date for late entries: Friday 12 June
Delivery of samples: Thursday 11 and Friday 12 June
Judging: Tuesday 23 to Friday 26 June
Awards luncheon: Wednesday 12 August at the Lanzerac Hotel & Spa

15/04/2026

Important dates for 2026 SA Terroir Awards

09/04/2026

Higher quality standard for wine judging in South-Africa

The long-established examination for wine evaluation by aspiring wine judges in South Africa has been upgraded and will henceforth be presented by the SA National Wine Show Association (SANWSA) – a significant boost to refine and maintain judging standards in wine competitions.

This wine industry organisation’s re-instatement of the Wine Evaluation Examination under the Veritas auspices is based on a similar course developed in the 1990s by the judging pioneer Prof Joël van Wyk and later continued and refined by Charl Theron. The late Prof Van Wyk was head of the Department of Viticulture at the University of Stellenbosch and Charl Theron is an eminent wine production and training specialist and former lecturer at the US.

Read more https://terroirwineawards.co.za/higher-quality-standard-for-wine-judging-in-south-africa/

09/02/2026

WINE HARVEST COMMEMORATIVE EVENT HONOURS FIVE VANGUARDS OF SOUTH AFRICAN WINE

The annual Wine Harvest Commemorative Event once again celebrated five role players who have paved the way forward: The Retief family of Van Loveren: 1659 Award for Visionary Leadership, Denzel Swarts: Growing Inclusivity category, Pieter Ferreira: Wine Advancement category, Charl Theron: Viti- and Viniculture category, Wilfred Fortuin: Wine Agri-Worker category.

On Thursday, 5 February 2026, the annual Wine Harvest Commemorative Event once again celebrated five esteemed role players in the South African wine industry who have paved the way forward by setting standards of commendable excellence. This prestigious event also blessed the season's new grape harvest while commemorating the birth of the South African wine industry 367 years ago in 1659. South Africa is unique in this regard as it is able to identify the exact origin of its wine industry by a diary entry dated 2 February 1659: "Today, praise be to God, wine was made for the first time from Cape grapes."

Read more on wine.co.za https://sl1nk.com/FthyS

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