Silver medals were awarded to the farm’s Touriga
Nacional 2012, Cape Tawny Port, Vintage Reserve Port 2001 and White Muscadel
Jerepigo 2013.
The Veritas
awards dinner, which took place at the Cape Town International Convention
Centre on Saturday, 5 October, annually honours the country’s best wines. This
year 166 wines and brandies out of a total of 1 792 entries by 291
participants were awarded Veritas gold medals.
Already an
award-winning port, the Cape Vintage Reserve Port 2009 earlier this year walked
away with the highest score for any port at the 2013 Old Mutual Trophy Wine
Show. The same port, recently launched in the cellar and trade, was also awarded
a 5-star rating in the authoritative 2012 Platter’s Wine Guide, as well as
named as one of the Top 100 Wines in South Africa, and clinched a Gold medal
and awarded Best Vintage or Vintage Reserve Port at the 2012 Cape Port
Producers’ Association Port & Wine Challenge.
Both
The Last Cape Vintage Reserve Port 2010 (the only 5-star port in the 2013
Platter’s Wine Guide) and the Cape Vintage Reserve Port 2011 also won gold
medals at the 2013 Michelangelo International Wine Awards in September, once
again proof that De Krans ports excel in all major wine competitions in South
Africa.
De Krans Wine Cellar, home
of the South African Champion Port at the 2012 SA Young Wine Show, is situated
in the picturesque town of Calitzdorp along the world famous Route 62. The ports
produced range from the traditional to modern, catering for all palates
throughout the year.
For more information contact
the cellar at 044 213 3314 or email dekrans@mweb.co.za.
De Krans wines are distributed nationally by Wine Worx (tel. 021 886 9165).