Welcome to Sauvignon Blanc South Africa!
Sauvignon Blanc South Africa fosters excellence in making and marketing South African Sauvignon Blanc locally and internationally. Members’ networking and information exchange include technical seminars and workshops, selection and training of specialist tasting panels for wine competitions, a blog covering technical aspects, as well as Sauvignon Blanc tastings for media and wine lovers. The annual Sauvignon Blanc Top 10 competition was started in 2007 to promote innovation and excellence of the Sauvignon Blanc cultivar and reward those making wines of true distinction.
THE LATEST FROM SAUVIGNON BLANC SA
These are South Africa’s Top 10 Sauvignon Blanc wines
Sauvignon Blanc South Africa has revealed the winners of the 2020...
ESTERS 101 – PART 2
Dr. Carien CoetzeeBasic WineSeptember 2020 In Esters 101 Part 1, the aromatic contribution of the main wine esters and how they are produced are briefly discussed. The formation of esters during fermentation is a dynamic process, with numerous variables...
ESTERS 101 – PART 1
Dr. Carien CoetzeeBasic WineSeptember 2020 When it comes to Sauvignon Blanc aroma, the possibilities for creating wines with different aromatic profiles are almost endless. Aroma groups such as the volatile thiols and methoxypyrazines are known to be typical to...
Top 20 finalists for 2020 Sauvignon Blanc SA Top 10
Sauvignon Blanc South Africa is pleased to announce the top 20 contenders in the 2020 Sauvignon Blanc SA Top 10 Competition, South Africa's only competition exclusively devoted to Sauvignon Blanc. A total of 96 producers submitted 149 wines for this year’s...
Innovation marks the 2020 Sauvignon Blanc SA Top 10 competition
MEDIA RELEASE For immediate release 4 September 2020 Sauvignon Blanc South Africa has taken innovation in wine judging a step further this year by using tailor-made technology. Judges were able to complete the judging process of the 2020 Sauvignon Blanc champions...
How dissolved carbon dioxide protects wine from oxygen
Dr. Carien CoetzeeBasic Wine19 August 2020 It is widely accepted that the presence of dissolved carbon dioxide will help protect the wine from oxygen pickup (and subsequent oxidation reactions). Often, wines with higher dissolved carbon dioxide content, such as...
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