Judges ready for Diners Club winemaker

The 2010 Diners Club winemaker of the year judges (from left to right): Margaret Fry, Margaret Fundira, Carrie Adams, Neil Pendock, Nomonde Kubheka, Dave Hughes, Lynne Sherriff and Glenroy du Plessis.

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The panel, chaired by Dave Hughes, included international wine consultant and Cape Wine Master Lynne Sheriff; wine judge and commentator Neil Pendock; Carrie Adams from Norman Goodfellows; Nomonde Kubheka, KWV winemaker; Margaret Fry, Cape Wine Master; and technical wine consultant Margaret Fundira. Glenroy du Plessis, who was recently voted best wine steward at the 2010 Diners Club Winelist Awards, was this year's apprentice judge.

To compete for the title of Winemaker of the Year, participants had to submit Sauvignon Blancs for judging, while young winemakers were judged on their unfortified dry red wines, whether blends or cultivar wines.