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Top Rosé Wines South Africa 2015 - Winners Announced

8/10/2015

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South Africa’s Top Rosé Wines were announced on the evening of Wed 30th Sept 2015 at The Radisson Blu Hotel WaterfrontCape Town. Here are the results of the Rosé Rocks Wine competition:
 
Overall winner: Tamboerskloof Katharien Syrah Rosé 2015
 
Top 10 rosé wines in South Africa 2015:
 
Arabella Pink Panacea 2015
Brampton Rosé 2015
Eagle’s Cliff Shiraz Rosé 2015
Fat Bastard Pinot Noir Rosé 2014
Noble Hill Mourvèdre Rosé 2015
Noble Savage Cabernet Sauvignon Rosé 2015
Signal Gun Rosé 2015
Slanghoek Vinay Rosé Natural Sweet 2015
Tamboerskloof Katharien Syrah Rosé 2015
Warwick The First Lady Dry Rosé 2015
 
Top MCC  Rosé Wines in South Africa 2015:
 
First place: Villiera Woolworths Brut Rosé
Second place: Klein Optenhorst Pinot Noir 2012 MCC
Third place: Plettenvale Brut Rosé MCC             
 
Over 160 wines were entered into the competition and tasted blind with no indication of vintage, wine farm or technical analysis. All the results were independently audited by Grant Thornton South Africa.
 
The judging panel, chaired by wine expert and industry legend, Allan Mullins comprised Neil Pendock, wine writer and judge with over 30 years’ experience; Marthelize Tredoux, a seasoned writer for winemag.co.za and winner of the 2013 Veritas Young Wine Writer award; Tinashe Nyamudoka, the head Sommelier and beverage manager at acclaimed restaurant The Test Kitchen; Praisy Dlamini, an accomplished winemaker and the first woman Cape Winemakers Guild Protégé (2008); and Malu Lambert, an established freelance food and wine journalist.
 
Allan Mullins said “The range of wines to taste was remarkable and the judging was no easy task, which just goes to show what an amazing wine category rosé has become in South Africa.” He added “the rosé wine category in South Africa has a fantastic future and Rosé Rocks competition has put it in the spotlight.”
 
Cavalli Estate’s Pink Pony Rosé was the winner of the Best Designed label for a rosé wine.
The Best Designed Label category was judged by Abigail Donnelly, food editor of Taste Magazine and chief judge of the Eat Out Awards; Jessica Ross, deputy editor House & Leisure Magazine; and Liam Mooney, an award-winning interior designer.
 
The aim of the Rosé Rocks competition is to recognize excellence in rosé winemaking and to promote the South African rosé category.
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A Rosé Steller Story

7/10/2015

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Pink Drinks are Cool Again

6/10/2015

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“Real men don’t drink pink drinks” may have been something that was said a year or two ago, but things are changing in wine fashions and all those preconceptions are being turned on their heads.

Rosé wines are the hippest thing around right now and there are a few very good reasons for this. Firstly, the trend has been to move away from sickly sweet Rosés and to move onto the delicate dry ones; the kind that you so happily swig back in the South of France. But these Rosés are not just dry, they are bone-achingly dry. This leads to the second reason why they have become so popular. Dry Rosé goes with almost all types of food, from oysters to sushi, from steak and salad to duck.

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Top Rosé Wines South Africa 2015 Winners

6/10/2015

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South Africa’s Top Rosé Wines were announced on the evening of Wed 30th Sept 2015 at The Radisson Blu Hotel Waterfront Cape Town. Here are the results of the Rosé Rocks Wine competition:

Overall winner: Tamboerskloof Katharien Syrah Rosé 2015

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Rosé Rocks Awards at the Radisson Blu, V&A Waterfront

6/10/2015

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Rosé Rocks is a new competition for wine producers. Rosé wines have tended to come last when wine consumers consider quality and the idea of this competition is to recognise excellence in rosé winemaking and to promote the category in South Africa. Over 160 wines were entered into the competition and they were tasted blind.

The judging panel was chaired by Cape Wine Master Allan Mullins. The judges with him were journalist and wine merchant Neil Pendock, journalist Marthelize Tredoux, Tinashe Nyamudoka, Sommelier at The Test Kitchen, Praisy Dlamini, assistant winemaker at Distell and journalist Malu Lambert Coleman.

The awards were presented at an evening function on the deck at the Radisson Blu in Granger Bay, at the edge of the V&A Waterfront.

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Accolades for Plett Wine Route

5/10/2015

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South Africa’s Top Rosé Wines were announced on the evening of Wed 30th Sept 2015 at The Radisson Blu Hotel Waterfront Cape Town. 

Top MCC  Rosé Wines in South Africa 2015:

First place: Villiera Woolworths Brut Rosé

Second place: Klein Optenhorst Pinot Noir 2012 MCC

Third place: Plettenvale Brut Rosé MCC

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SA's top rosé wines winners announced

5/10/2015

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South Africa's top rosé wines, as judged in the Rosé Rocks Wine competition have been announced and the overall winner was Tamboerskloof Katharien Syrah Rosé 2015.

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Top Rosé Wines South Africa 2015 – Winners Announced

5/10/2015

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South Africa’s Top Rosé Wines were announced on the evening of Wed 30th Sept 2015 at The Radisson Blu Hotel Waterfront Cape Town. Here are the results of the Rosé Rocks Wine competition:

Overall winner: Tamboerskloof Katharien Syrah Rosé 2015

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Top Rosé Wines 2015 winners are....

2/10/2015

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South Africa’s Top Rosé Wines were announced on the evening of Wednesday at The Radisson Blu Hotel Waterfront Cape Town.

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Rosé Rocks Competition Results 2015

2/10/2015

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2015 has given us the first rosé wine competition in South Africa, Rosé Rocks. Something that is much needed considering how popular this style of wine has become. Pink wine is no longer the sweet or semi-sweet wine with which it as for a long time been associated. It is now a sophisticated style of dry wine made from various varieties of grapes, sometimes blended, and using a variety of methods. Some may include the influence of wood as well.

We enjoyed a lunch at the restaurant on the beautiful Cavalli estate and the courses were paired with various rosé wines. I was very impressed with not only the quality of the wines but also their ability to pair with a wide range of foods.

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