The South African Wine Index was established with the aim of independently identifying South Africa’s best wines.
SAWi employs a unique ‘Algorithm of Excellence’ which measures the performance and accolades of individual wines and compares and condenses the results from more than 100 competitions, reviews and listings – and expresses this as a single value.
They base their decisions on national and international wine show results over a period of 10 years and is a scientific analysis of the results of independent judging panels across the globe
Gerber, winemaker for Groot Constantia. “To receive a good rating one therefore needs to produce good quality wine over a wide spectrum and passage of time. This aggregate win means that Groot Constantia won this award based on consistent performance over 100 competitions over a period of 10 years.”
Jean Naudé, General Manager of Groot Constantia says that over the years a lot of effort has gone into establishing the right varietals in the appropriate terroir on Groot Constantia. “This was followed by close monitoring and fine tuning on an annual basis. The vineyard and winemaking teams have tapped into the versatility of the Groot Constantia terroir and again have proved why this Estate’s wine was so popular amongst European royalty more than two centuries ago.”
Other awards received from SAWi :
The only wine estate in South Africa that had three white wines and three red wines featured in the SAWi Top 10 lists,
* Grand Constance Muscat was a runner up in the sweet wine category.
* Groot Constantia’s winemaker, Boela Gerber was selected as the Winemaker of the Year,
* The estate’s viticulturist, Floris Beukes won the Viticulturists Award.
Groot Constantia has been producing wine uninterrupted for 331 years t
For more information on Groot Constantia visit www.grootconstantia.co.za.