Judging Process
Judging Panels comprising three judges (and an associate judge) with extensive wine competition experience – and including one overseas juror per panel – taste and score the submissions in each class using Riedel glasses.
By means of the 100-point scoring system, they produce a consensus-driven result.
GOLD
95 points and over
(superlative, world class)
SILVER
90 - 94 point
(excellent, wine of distinction)
BRONZE
85 - 89 points
(good to very good)
*The gold-medal wines in each class go through to the trophy judging where all of the panelists re-assess them from freshly opened bottles.
Tasters with producer interests are not in a position to judge their own wines at the first (medal) stage and their scores are disregarded at the trophy ballot. The competition results are audited by Narinx De Klerk Chartered Accountants.
