Our team has done us proud once again, this time at the recent 2010 London International Wine Fair where we had outstanding results in both the Decanter World Wine Awards as well as the International Wine Challenge. Bringing home the gold, was the KWV The Mentors Shiraz 2008 (Decanter) followed by a sequence of excellent Silver & Bronze achievements.

These awards are announced hot on the heels of recent achievements at the annual Concours Mondial de Bruxelles and the local Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show. Our chief wine maker Richard Rowe said, “The team is delighted with these results, which strongly support the company’s transformation programme. Over the past 12 months we have been focusing our winemaking efforts on producing wine styles which are more international in style, with greater emphasis on elegance, freshness and finesse. We welcome this endorsement of our future direction. The best, however, is yet to come!”

Awards summary:

2010 International Wine Challenge

KWV The Mentors:

Sauvignon Blanc 2009 – Bronze
Semillon 2008 – Bronze
Sauvignon Blanc / Semillon 2009 – Bronze
Chenin Blanc 2008 – Commended
Petit Verdot 2008 – Silver
Orchestra 2008 – Commended
Canvas 2008 – Bronze
Shiraz 2007 – Commended
Shiraz 2007 – Silver

2010 Decanter International Wine Awards

KWV The Mentors

Sauvignon Blanc 2009 – Bronze
Semillon 2008 – Bronze
Sauvignon Blanc / Semillon 2009 – Bronze
Chenin Blanc 2008 – Commended
Pinotage 2007 – Silver
Petit Verdot 2008 – Silver
Orchestra 2008 – Bronze
Canvas 2008 – Bronze
Shiraz 2008 – Gold