MICHELANGELO WINE AWARDS ANNOUNCES FAIRTRADE WINNERS
09.09.2011 - Today, the winners of the two Fairtrade trophies were announced at the Michelangelo CCL Label International Wine Awards (MIWA) ceremony at the Lord Charles Hotel in Somerset West. The Best Fairtrade Red goes to Stellenrust Timeless Red Blend 2008, and the Best Fairtrade white goes to Bosman Family Vineyards’ Sur Lie Chenin Blanc 2011. In addition, the Fairtrade Palesa Sauvignon Blanc 2011 (marketed by the uniWines Group) won a Gold Medal.
Here Bosman Family Vineyards' winemaker Corlea Fourie and Tertius Boshoff from Stellenrust pose with their trophies:
Sponsored by Pick n Pay, the two Fairtrade trophies were introduced to this year’s line-up of the MIWA for the first time.
Boudewijn Goossens, Executive Director of Fairtrade Label South Africa (FLSA), comments, “We expect to continue our partnership with the MIWA organisers in the future and continue reward Fairtrade wineries for their amazing work in making excellent wines that adhere to the highest social and environmental standards”.
The MIWA started in 1997 as an annual South African wine competition with an international panel of judges. The 15 judges appointed for this year competition tasted 1385 wines supplied by 226 producers and selected 35 wines for the Grand D’Or medal, 179 for the gold, and 261 for the silver. In addition to the medals, twelve trophies were awarded, two of which are dedicated to Fairtrade wines. “The Pick n Pay trophies for the best Fairtrade Red and Fairtrade White have been created to encourage the participation of Fairtrade-endorsed wines and by implication to encourage producers to become part of the Fairtrade initiative,” says Lorraine Immelman, President of the MIWA.
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For more information on Stellenrust Wines, visit their webiste www.stellenrust.co.za
For more information on Bosman Family Vineyards, visit their webiste www.bosmanwines.com
To see the list of all the winners of the Michelangelo CCL Label International Wine Awards, visit www.michelangeloawards.com
