For the second successive year a wooded Cabernet Sauvignon – this time from Diemersdal Estate in Durbanville – excelled by clinching the prestigious General Smuts Trophy Trophy as overall SA Champion Young Wine of 2024, after also being named as the country’s Best Cabernet Sauvignon at the SA Young Wine Show. The awards ceremony was held on Friday, 23 August 2024 at Elsenburg College, Stellenbosch. Perdeberg Wines bagged the Pietman Hugo Trophy for the winery achieving the most points with its five best entries – this being the first time that Perdeberg wins this trophy. Perdeberg excelled by winning no less than four National Trophies, also as the only cellar winning more than one National Trophy, namely the Perdeberg Chenin Blanc, Perdeberg Viognier, Perdeberg Natural Sweet White Wine and Perdeberg Malbec. This annual show for wines from the current vintage year is presented by the SA National Wine Show Association (SANWSA) in collaboration with Agri-Expo. Click HERE to read more.