Perdeberg Winery wins Sauvignon Blanc at the South African Young Wine Show 2014

Perdeberg Winery secured 2 Class Winners, 4 gold, 15 silver and 15 bronze medals. And, as if that wasn’t enough, Perdeberg’s un-wooded Sauvignon Blanc was announced as the National Champion Sauvignon Blanc.

Class Winners:

§ Sauvignon Blanc: un-wooded

§ Mourvèdre: wooded


Gold Medals:

§ Chenin Blanc: un-wooded

§ Chenin Blanc: wooded (2 Medals)

§ Shiraz: wooded


Silver Medals:

§ Chenin Blanc/Sauvignon Blanc

§ Hanepoot/Nouvelle

§ Chardonnay

§ Chenin Blanc

§ Hanepoot

§ Nouvelle

§ Semillon

§ Cabernet Sauvignon/Pinotage

§ Pinotage/Shiraz/Mourvèdre

§ Pinotage/Cabernet Sauvignon/Mourvèdre

§ Shiraz/Cabernet Sauvignon

§ Shiraz/Pinotage/Tannat

§ Malbec: wooded

§ Mourvèdre

§ Pinotage: wooded


Bronze Medals:

§ Chenin Blanc/Viognier

§ Chenin Blanc/Chardonnay (2 Medals)

§ Chenin Blanc

§ Viognier

§ Shiraz/Cabernet Sauvignon

§ Cabernet Sauvignon (2 Medals)

§ Cinsaut

§ Merlot

§ Pinotage

§ Shiraz (2 Medals)

§ Tannat

Perdeberg’s Cellar Master, Albertus Louw said: “To consistently win GOLD awards and TROPHIES every year is such a great achievement. Also, the trophies we won are testament to the superb quality the cellar produces and confirms the great harvest we had.”

The South African Young Wine Show dates back to 1833 when the Cape of Good Hope Agricultural Society presented the first wine show in South Africa, and this, rather ironically, makes the SA Young Wine Show the oldest wine competition in South Africa.

Perdeberg Winery was established in 1941.

Perdeberg Winery’s vineyards span over 2300 ha covering the areas of Paarl, Malmesbury, Wellington and Agter Paarl. Of these 2070+ ha, 75% are unirrigated and 50% are untrellised explaining the very low yields from vineyards of the winery. These dry land bush vines create far better fruit concentration than vines subjected to artificial vineyard practises and ensure greater wine quality for the end product.