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Boschendal wines awarded spots on Sommelier Selection 2016 wine list
Three wines from one of South Africa's iconic wine warms, Boschendal, has been chosen for inclusion on the Sommelier Selection 2016 wine list, announced at the Sommelier Selection Awards ceremony on 26 July 2016.

Judged and selected by South Africa's top sommeliers, 90 wines from a short-list of 500 were chosen to make up a final list that will be shared and recommended with SA's top dining establishments around the country.
This unique South African wine competition is judged solely by a panel of Sommeliers who blind taste each wine. The Sommeliers on the panel all have extensive judging and work experience as well as an in-depth knowledge of international and local markets of what consumers are looking for in their drinking or food pairing wine preferences.
Awarded Boschendal Wines include:
• Boschendal 1685 Chardonnay 2015
• Boschendal The Rose Garden Rosé 2016
• Boschendal Sommelier Selection Pinotage 2014
Boschendal’s young winemakers, Lizelle Gerber and Richard Duckitt are encouraged to experiment creatively while maintaining the balance between honouring traditional winemaking techniques and innovation to produce premium wines of modern sophistication. Their combined knowledge, expertise and passion are vital to maintain Boschendal’s position as one of the iconic wine producers internationally.
The Sommeliers Selection Awards are held annually to recognise the leading products across a range of wine categories. It serves as a platform for benchmarking products in the industry, in a quest to educate the general public as well as guide them in trying and buying exciting, different and new wines and beers.
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