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September 2008: Hartenberg Merlot Rated Best Merlot in the World at IWSC
The International Wine and Spirits Competition (IWSC), held in London each year, is regarded as the world wine industry's premier judging event. And at the awards ceremony held on 30 September, Hartenberg's Merlot 2005 won the trophy for the world's best Merlot.
Sept 2008: Boland Merlot 2008 receives the General Smuts Trophy for the overall best wine at the SA Young Wine Show
September 2006: Meerlust Merlot 2001 - Winner of Merlot Category in the Tri Nations Wine Competition: At the Tri Nations award winning ceremony in Sydney on the 28th August 2006, Bob Campbell MW, announced that the Meerlust Merlot 2001 was the winner of the Merlot category. Each year, three judges, Michael Fridjhon from South Africa , James Halliday from Australia and Bob Campbell from New Zealand , select the best wines in each category from their own country South Africa, Australia and New Zealand respectively. The judging process is held in Sydney under the auspices of Chairman Robert Joseph.
December 2005: Carl Schulz 2005 Diners Club Winemaker of the Year
The winning wine: Hartenberg Merlot 2004
The 2005 Diners Club Winemaker of the Year is a skilled cellar master who has notched up accolades in producing several superlative varietal wines, but it is his success with the Hartenberg Merlot 2004 that sees Carl Schultz claim the prestigious Diners Club title -…..
Read the entire article at www.winemag.co.za
August 2005: General Smuts Trophy for Merlot of Grande Provence
A Merlot is this year's SA Champion Young Wine
In the country's most extensive wine judging the Merlot from Grande Provence in Franschhoek emerged as overall champion in a final taste-off for the coveted General Smuts Trophy.
Read more about it at www.youngwineshow.co.za
April 2005: Golden glow for SA Merlot and Pinotage
Best SA scores ever at Concours Mondial in Brussels
Just when the popular light seems to dim on some local varieties, they get a switch-on in some or other international competition. Again the message from the 12th annual Concours Mondial de Bruxelles is that there are some splendid Cape wines made from merlot and pinotage. That the Cape's often underrated merlot pleases international judging palates is obvious from the fact that among the gold medals another eight out of 20 came up trumps ….
Read more about it at www.grape.org.za
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