The South African Wine Tasting Championship 2015 has named the 10 best Gauteng tasters who come from various backgrounds, including a wine journalist, wine traders, sommeliers and passionate amateurs. Nearly 100 wine enthusiasts took part in the competition that was held in conjunction with Restaurant Mosaic.
Germain Lehodey with Veronica Plaatjies, Best Gauteng performer for the Mosaic Restaurant Protege Programme.
The overall Gauteng winner, Ricardo Gouveia, qualified for the national finale in September to compete for his seat in Team South Africa who will fly the South African colours in France at the World Blind Challenge in October 2015. The remaining nine Gauteng champions will have to wait for the scores from the other provincial championships held in the Cape on the June 27 and in Durban at the end of August to see if they have a place in the finale when Team South Africa will be selected through a blind tasting of international wines.
The top 10 Gauteng tasters for 2015 are:
- Ricardo Gouveia - Winner in Gauteng 2015
- Lizé Oosthuizen - 2nd in Gauteng 2015 - Top 5 national in 2014
- Janita Botha - 3rd in Gauteng 2015
- Veronica Plaatjies - Best Gauteng performer for the Mosaic Restaurant Protégé Programme
- Chris Groenewald - Team South Africa 2014
- Consley Cooke,
- Dean Ehrlich
- Christine Andrews
- Angie Jovancic
- Manuella Morini
The wines selected for this challenge were from some of the most innovative South African wineries present at the 2015 Standard Bank Juliet Cullinan Wine Festival and were supported by various wineries including: Oneiric, Taillard, Sijnn, Vilafonté, Steenberg, Warwick, Jordan, Oldenburg, Peter Falk, Kaapzicht, Almenkerk, Creation, Ken Forrester, Springfield, Iona, Raka and Aaldering.
For more information, go to www.sawtc.co.za
