Five of HEINEKEN Beverages’ much-admired wine brands have earned a total of seven trophies at the 2024 Trophy Wine Show, sponsored by Investec. The brands are Nederburg, Durbanville Hills, Pongrácz and J.C. Le Roux.
The Trophy Show, one of the South Africa’s most prestigious wine competitions, awarded gold to less than 5% of entries of this year.
Michael Fridjhon, convenor and chair of the event for over 20 years, highlighted in a recent Business Day column how Jancis Robinson, one of the world’s most influential critics, once called the Trophy Wine Show “possibly the toughest wine competition in the world”. (She has previously judged on three occasions.)
Kavir Gangiah, who leads HEINEKEN Beverages’ wine category, said the panel’s affirmation was as a great motivator “to keep doing what we do best – building and maintaining well-loved and trusted South African wine brands. Providing assured great taste every time is the way we capture the hearts of South Africans.”
“Attention to detail from the soil to the bottle is central to our ethos, spearheaded by our extraordinary winemaking teams. You’ll find it in every wine we make.”
The trophy-winning wines are:
- Nederburg The Winemasters Shiraz 2022:
Business Day Trophy for Best Shiraz
Investec Trophy for Discovery of the Show – Best Value Gold Medallist
Investec Trophy for Best Red Wine Overall - Nederburg The Winemasters Noble Late Harvest 2023:
Investec Trophy for Best Dessert Wine - Durbanville Hills Collectors Reserve 2022:
Trophy for Best Pinotage - Pongrácz Méthode Cap Classique Chardonnay Blanc de Blancs non-vintage:
Sowetan Trophy for Best Cap Classique - J.C. Le Roux Méthode Cap Classique Scintilla Vintage Reserve 2015:
Trophy for Best Museum Class Cap Classique
To find out more and buy these wines, visit the brands’ individual websites (listed below). You can also purchase most of the winning wines via www.vinoteque.co.za and from other liquor retailers.
www.nederburg.com
www.durbanvillehills.co.za
www.pongracz.co.za
www.jcleroux.co.za
Or join Nederburg and Durbanville Hills’ upcoming dinners, where you’ll get to taste their trophy- winning products, and purchase your favourites!
Nederburg’s Dinner of Discovery Series
Nederburg has just set off on an exciting roadshow – it’s taking its popular Dinner of Discovery Series to a variety of cities and towns across South Africa.
Offering a tantalising exploration of taste, the series of immersive dinners showcases Nederburg’s top wines, from full-bodied Cabernet Sauvignon all the way to lighter styled wines like Grenache Carignan Rosé. They are served alongside inventive dishes from the kitchens of Nederburg’s partner restaurants, as well as its own at The Manor located on its farm in Paarl, recently voted Mzansi’s best restaurant during Restaurant Week XXL.
Next up, on 24 and 25 July, is ‘Cab is King’ at The Manor at Nederburg, followed by a wine-and-dine in Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal, at The Pencil Club on 30 July.
Keep your eye on Nederburg’s Dinner of Discovery Series blog, the brand’s social media pages, or visit
https://signup.nederburg.com/ to join the brand’s monthly mailing list, for updates. Booking is essential!
Durbanville Hills’s upcoming dinners and tastings
On 14 and 15 August, you get to taste the entire Durbanville Hills Collectors Reserve range and share in the stories of each of the Cape Town landmarks visually portrayed on the labels. Live music will set the scene while you taste the wines with canapés, followed by a three-course paired dinner at The Tangram restaurant. Click here for more details and to book. www.heinekenbeverages.co.za
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