Excellent wines from Veritas
Top class wine awards
Veritas Awards is South Africa's longest-running and most prestigious wine competition, synonymous with excellence and excellence. The organisers, the South African National Wine Show Association (SANWSA), represent the entire spectrum of the industry and the Veritas Awards give due recognition to wines of the highest quality and the distinctive Veritas quality symbol serves as a binding quality guide for wine connoisseurs and wine lovers. Gold and Double Gold awards are also of significant value to the wine industry as they give a prestigious image to the wine, the winery and the winemaker himself, thus contributing significantly to sales growth. Veritas is the only wine competition in South Africa that is organised by the industry for the industry, with no commercial gain for the organisers.
Méthode Cap Classique Brut Rosé
- Graham Beck Wines
- Schaumwein - off dry
- South Africa - Western Cape
- Pinot Noir
- Sommeliers Selection 2015 List: Trophy Winner
- John Platter:4 stars
- Tim Atkin 2018: 89 points
- Veritas Awards 2018: Gold
Content: 0.75 Liter (€22.47* / 1 Liter)
Méthode Cap Classique Brut
- Graham Beck Wines
- Schaumwein - off dry
- South Africa - Western Cape
- Pinot Noir
- John Platter: 4 stars
- Tim Atkin 2018: 90 points
- Vinordic Wine Challenge 2017: Best value for money and golden trophy
- Veritas Awards 2018: Silver
Content: 0.75 Liter (€23.27* / 1 Liter)
Brut Rosé Méthode Cap Classique
- Boschendal
- Schaumwein - dry
- South Africa - Western Cape
- Pinotage
- Tim Atkin 2020: 91 points
Content: 0.75 Liter (€26.53* / 1 Liter)
Brandy - 1 Liter runde Flasche
- Klipdrift
- Brandy - dry
- South Africa - Robertson
- Colombard
- International Wine & Spirit Competition 2017: Silver Medal
- John Platter: 3.5 stars
Neil's Pick Colombar
- Van Loveren
- White wine - off dry
- South Africa - Robertson
- Colombard
- John Platter: 3 stars
- Veritas Awards 2018: Silver
Content: 0.75 Liter (€8.73* / 1 Liter)
Cape Tawny Limited Release
- De Krans
- Fortified - sweet
- South Africa - Calitzdorp
- Touriga Nacional
- John Platter: 4.5 stars
- Robert Parker: 87 points
- Tim Atkin 2018: 89 points
- Veritas Awards 2018: Silver
Content: 0.75 Liter (€26.60* / 1 Liter)
Sauvignon Blanc
- Van Loveren
- White wine - dry
- South Africa - Robertson
- Sauvignon Blanc
- John Platter: 3 stars "vintage 2019" A rating for the vintage 2020 is not available until the Platter edition 2020!
Content: 0.75 Liter (€11.40* / 1 Liter)
Méthode Cap Classique
- Pongracz
- Schaumwein - off dry
- South Africa - Western Cape
- Pinot Noir
- John Platter: 4 stars
- Tim Atkin 2018: 87 points
- Veritas Awards 2018: Silver
Content: 0.75 Liter (€19.80* / 1 Liter)
Chardonnay Pinot Noir Brut Méthode Cap Classique
- Boschendal
- Schaumwein - off dry
- South Africa - Western Cape
- Pinot Noir
- Decanter Wine Awards 2018: Bronze
Content: 0.75 Liter (€33.27* / 1 Liter)
Chardonnay Pinot Noir
- Haute Cabrière
- White wine - dry
- South Africa - Western Cape
- Pinot Noir
- John Platter: 4 stars / 86 points
Content: 0.75 Liter (€14.47* / 1 Liter)
Daydream Chardonnay Pinot Noir
- Van Loveren
- rosé wine - off dry
- South Africa - Robertson
- Pinot Noir
- Volume 2019: John Platter: 3 stars
Content: 0.75 Liter (€11.40* / 1 Liter)
Christina Brut Méthode Cap Classique
- Van Loveren
- Schaumwein - dry
- South Africa - Robertson
- Pinot Noir
- John Platter: 4 stars
- Christian Eedes: 89 points
- Veritas Wine Awards 2016: Double Gold
- Amorin Cap Classique Challenge: Silver
- Vitis Vinifera: Gold
- Tim Atkin 2018: 88 points
Content: 0.75 Liter (€25.27* / 1 Liter)
Veritas assessment system
The Veritas judging system is described as one of the most sophisticated and comprehensive in the industry. The judges are drawn from across the wine industry and include oenologists, researchers, academics and trade representatives and are appointed in collaboration with relevant grape variety working groups. All members of the judging panel must hold a wine assessment certificate from the University of Stellenbosch, a Cape Wine Masters Diploma or similar accreditation. The wines are tasted blind by panels of seven experts. After extensive discussion, the judges agree on a score according to the international 20-point scale. The integrity of the Veritas Awards is beyond question and the entire judging process is overseen by independent assessors.
| Points | Veritas Medals |
| 15 points | Bronze |
| 16 points | Silver medal |
| 17 points | Gold medal |
| 18 to 20 points | Double Gold |