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152 producers, 650 wines - and only 2% of entries are awarded a trophy at #TrophyWineShow. Excellence, resilience and showcasing South Africa are some of the reasons for #Investec continued sponsorship, now in its fourth year.

A man who knows how to juggle an armful of trophies... Hagen Viljoen of Zevenwacht Wines

Can you believe it's already 10 years on from LeeuPassant first vintage in 2015?

Just arrived. Chenin-igans indeed... Thank you Stellenrust Wines - and congrats on your museum performance at the #InvestecTrophyWineShow this week. Champions of Chenin in so many ways.

Big congratulations to Knorhoek Wines for winning a coveted Decanter.com Decanter World Wine Awards Best In Show - 1 of only 50 Best In Show! - for its 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon. Massive achievement!

Platinum medals at the Decanter World Wine Awards Decanter.com awarded to Groot Constantia for the 2020 Grand Constance sweet wine, Hashem Family Wines for its 2022 Batrachella Pinotage (97 point scorer!) and Backsberg for the 2022 Patriarch Cabernet Franc from Stellenbosch

Wow! 45 gold medals for South African producers at the #Decanter World Wine Awards Decanter.com, to go with one Best In Show and 3 Platinum medals. That's a good showing overall.

Decanter World Wine Awards 2025 results revealed decanter.com/wine-news/deca…

Category split of Decanter.com golds: Red blends 8, chenin 7, cab sauv & chardonnay 5 each, bubbly, pinotage, sweeties, sauvignon blanc & white blends = 3, Cab franc & shiraz 2, 1 to merlot. Also, 2 value gold medals in the tally: Backsberg chardonnay, @PerdebergWines nat sweet chenin

Strong showing from chardonnay Decanter.com #DecanterWorldWineAwards - KershawWines Clonal Selection 21, Backsberg (Value winner) Smuggled Vines 24, Thamnus 22 Quoin Rock also a 22 vintage and De Grendel Wines Op Die Berg 24

Chenin blanc from SA winning hearts & minds Decanter.com - the golds went to the 24 FMC from Ken Forrester, Nederburg Wines Anchor Man 24, @survivorwines reserve 22, Spier Wine Farm 21 Gables 22, Simonsig Wine Estate Langbult Steen 24, Donkiesbaai Steen 24 and Endura single vyd chenin 23.

#SauvignonBlanc golds Decanter.com for Paul Cluver Family Wines for the 2024, tokara reserve collection 2024 and Rustenberg Wines wild ferment 2024. White blends: bellinghamwines Freda 2021, Durbanville Hills Wine Tangram 2023 and perennial gold...#Stark-Conde Field Blend 2024.

#DecanterWorldWineAwards bubbly golds - Graham Beck Bubbly P Noir rosé Brut 2019, Grand Vin de Stellenbosch rosé Brut 2022 and Christina Brut NV from Van Loveren. Sweet wines: Alvi's Drift nectarinia Muscat 2017, @boschendal vin d'or noble late 2022 and @PerdebergWines Longevity 2022

#Pinotage golds Decanter.com: @survivorwines reserve 2022, Durbanville Hills Wine Promenade 2023 & Bruce Jack Wines Heritage Flag of Truce 2022. Cabernet franc represented by #HasherWines Cyriel 2022 and Backsberg Patriarch 2021. Shiraz: HartenbergWine 2021 & Kleinood Tamboerskloof 2021.

CIRCUMSTANCE CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2022 STRIKES GOLD AT THE DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS 2025. Now the second-most planted red grape variety on Waterkloof, Cabernet Sauvignon is going from strength-to-strength on this ocean-facing, regenerative farm.

Red blends Decanter.com? De Grendel Wines Rubaiyat 2020, #Alto Estate 2022, Rust en Vrede Wine Estate estate 2021, Louis Strydom Proprietors blend 2022, Quoin Rock 2019, #LeGrandDomaine Grand Vin 2022, Babylonstoren Nebukadnesar 2022 & Endura Cape blend 2021. Merlot: 22 from Groot Constantia

The Cabernet Sauvignon golds at #DecanterWorldWineAwards: Nederburg Wines Pvt Bin 2 Centuries 2021, Bartinney Skyfall 2020, Waterkloof Wines Circumstance 2022, tokara 2022 and Cederberg Nieuwoudt Five Generations 2021. And the Knorhoek Wines Best In Show was a 2021. Stellies rules!

Looking at stats for the 2025 #DecanterWorldWineAwards Decanter.com. Only 50 Best In Show awards (0.28%), 137 Platinum (0.64%) & just 732 gold medals - or 3.54% of total entries. All South African producers to win any of the above for 95+ point wines should be extremely proud!

What's the most village thing about this? 😂 via Old Woking CC

At 58, Catherine Stefanutti braved icy cold waters and choppy swells, pushing through hours of gruelling open water swimming to complete the most famous solo marathon challenge and make SA history! goodthingsguy.com/sport/catherin…