Welcome to Sauvignon Blanc South Africa!
Sauvignon Blanc South Africa fosters excellence in making and marketing South African Sauvignon Blanc locally and internationally.
The annual Sauvignon Blanc SA 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.
Members’ networking and information exchange include a technical seminar, a blog covering technical aspects, a regular Sauvignon Blanc SA newsletter, Sauvignon Blanc SA Top 10 roadshows as well as early-warning marketing opportunities and events.
Anyone can become a member of Sauvignon Blanc SA to access the benefits of pooled expert knowledge.
THE LATEST FROM SAUVIGNON BLANC SA
TOP 20 FINALISTS FORECAST AN IMPRESSIVE SAUVIGNON BLANC SA TOP 10
Neck to neck or is it bottle to bottle – so fierce is the battle between the top 20 finalists in this year's Sauvignon Blanc SA Top 10 competition. The top 20 candidates include eleven wines from the 2020 vintage versus nine from the 2021 vintage. On top of that, the...
SOUTH AFRICA’S SAUVIGNON BLANC IMPRESSES WITH QUALITY, VERSATILITY
World-class, interesting and full of expression of the specific terroir are some of the features that the judges of South African Sauvignon Blanc are excited about. The judges of the 2021 edition of the Sauvignon Blanc SA Top 10 competition were immensely impressed...
Light Strike – Part 2
Dr. Carien CoetzeeBasic Wine29 August 2021 Light-Strike occurs when riboflavin (naturally occurring in wine) is elevated to an excited state due to light exposure leading to the oxidation of amino acids which may in-turn lead to the development of particularly...
Light Strike – Part 1
Dr. Carien CoetzeeBasic Wine29 August 2021 Exposure to light can potentially induce major changes to a wine’s composition. This effect mainly occurs in bottled white and rosé wines exposed to light1 and is commonly referred to as the “light-struck taste”,...
Shaken and stirred – Does physical agitation during transport affect wine?
Dr. Carien CoetzeeBasic Wine30 July 2021 The effect of shipping conditions on wine quality was the focus of two blog posts previously published on the Sauvignon Blanc SA website. Part 1 of the above-mentioned blog series summarized results obtained from a study...
Fault Focus – “Corked” Wine under screw-cap?
Dr. Carien CoetzeeBasic Wine30 July 2021 Mouldy or musty aromas in wine are probably one of the most unpleasant oenological defects. Corks have been singled out (rather unfairly) as being the main source responsible for “cork taint”, and although cork can be a...
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