What
is Quest for the Best?
“Quest for the Best” is a competition initiated for
Wellington by Wellington, celebrating the wine district’s quest to showcase the
overall quality and diversity of the Wine of Origin Wellington (WOW).
Some 67 wines from 11 producers were judged during a
blind tasting-session by a group of five top sommelier judges on 17 July.
Judges:
Gregory Mutambe – head sommelier Twelve Apostles Hotel
Kent Scheermeyer – hospitality consultant
David Clarke – former chairman Australian Sommelier Association, Ex Animo Wine Logistics
Joakim Blackadder – group sommelier at The Hoghouse Brewing Company
Higgo Jacobs (convener) - sommelier and wine industry consultant
The 2015 Quest for the Best top 10 wines from
Wellington are:
- Bosman Family
Vineyards – Bosman Cabernet Sauvignon 2008
- D Retief & Seun –
Welvanpas Pinotage 2012
- Diemersfontein Wines –
Diemersfontein Reserve Collection Malbec 2013
- Diemersfontein Wines –
Diemersfontein Summer’s Lease 2013
- Diemersfontein Wines –
Diemersfontein Black Berry Cabernet Sauvignon 2013
- Dunstone Wines - Dunstone Shiraz 2013
- Wellington Wines – La
Cave MCC 2011
- Wellington Wines – La
Cave Cape Blend 2013
- Wellington Wines – La
Cave Pinotage 2014
- Wellington Wines – La
Cave Chenin Blanc 2014
The producer cellar, Wellington Wines did extremely well and boasts four
wines amongst the top ten, followed by Diemersfontein with three. It is the second year in a row that the
Dunstone Shiraz is also amongst the top ten.
“We are very proud and happy to see how this competition grows
annually,” says Johan Fourie, chairperson of the Mutual & Federal Agri
Wellington Wine Route.
“Quest for the Best plays a
big role in our aim to create more public awareness of our area. The demarcation of Wellington’s different
wine wards is almost complete; this will ensure more focus on area- specific-
produced wines and will showcase Wellington’s unique terroir. Our technical team is busy collecting the
information to strengthen our database; this will help us to further explore
the unique qualities of our wines and market the product accordingly,” says
Fourie.
The 2015 winners are available to the public in mixed cases at Cybercellar. http://www.cybercellar.com/
Sponsorship
Since September 2012, Mutual & Federal Agri is the name
sponsor of the Wellington Wine Route.
“We share a common goal and our partnership is built on a
mutual strive towards excellence,” says Andries Wiese, Group Manager of Agriculture
at Mutual & Federal Agri. “Mutual
& Federal Agri has been a provider of financial security to the
Agricultural community for the last 185 year and this is an extension thereof. We are proud to be associated with the
Wellington Wine Route and their initiative to reward excellence,” says Wiese.
For more info please contact 021 864 1378 or
email wine@wellington.co.za.
Join the conversation
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/wellingtontourism
Twitter @wellwineroute
#WellQuestForTheBest #heartWellington