KWV BRANDY’S EXCELLENCE REAFFIRMED AT 2022 ISC
The quality of KWV Brandies has been reaffirmed following the unveiling of results at the
authoritative, UK-based International Spirits Challenge (ISC) this week.
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2022 Vintage Report
10 November 2021 Secures six Double Gold medals for its wines and a first-ever 100-point perfect score for brandy
KWV PROUD OF EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE AT DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS 2021
Celebration fires are burning high at KWV following another incredible performance in a global wine competition, this time at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2021 (DWWA). KWV is exceptionally proud that its wines secured multiple medals from Decanter, a competition regarded as the “largest and most influential” of its kind. Notably, KWV is honoured to announce that two of its wines secured a Decanter Platinum medal, reserved for wines that scored 97 or more out of a possible 100. In total, KWV secured no less than 15 medals in the 90+ score range.
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ESTEEMED FRENCH WINE JUDGES SHOWER FRESH ACCLAIM ON THE MENTORS BY KWV
A trio of The Mentors by KWV wines have been singled out by the well-regarded judging panel of the Gilbert & Gaillard International Challenge, highlighting once again the consistency of quality that this premier South African range continues to maintain.
KWV WELCOMES JUSTIN CORRANS AS ITS CHIEF WINEMAKER
KWV is excited to welcome Justin Corrans as its new Chief Winemaker. Corrans joins the KWV fold having previously served as the CEO of Breedekloof winery, Mountain Ridge. His appointment is backed by nearly twenty years of international and local wine industry experience, a meticulous approach to winemaking, sound technical knowledge and an unwavering passion for South African wine.
MAKING HISTORY: KWV CRUXLAND GIN FIRST SOUTH AFRICAN GIN TO WIN WORLD’S BEST LONDON DRY GIN
Cape Town – It’s official: The coveted KWV Cruxland Gin is now the best London Dry Gin in the world – a first for South African gins. After final tastings by acclaimed judges all over the world, KWV Cruxland Gin was named the World’s Best London Dry Gin at the 2020 World Gin Awards in London on 27 February. For the first time in history, a South African gin has secured this title. KWV’s celebrated Cruxland Gin did not only beat entries from England, the king of gin, but also France, Japan, Canada, Germany, China, Italy, Denmark, Spain, Belgium and Sweden.