Veritas – Experience Excellence

The judging system for Veritas has been described as one of the most thorough in the industry.  Judging panels are representative of the entire wine industry and include winemakers, researchers, academics and merchants and are compiled in collaboration with the relevant cultivar work groups.

All the judges are required to have a wine judging certificate from the University of Stellenbosch, a Cape Wine Masters Diploma or a similar accreditation.

Wines are tasted blind by panels that consist of seven experts judging ten wines at a time.  The wines are then thoroughly discussed and scores are awarded according to the international 20-point scale, with discussion and consensus.

A double gold medal is awarded through a consensus decision by the panel if the wine scores 18 or more out of 20.  Gold is awarded when a wine notches-up 17 points, a silver sticker will go on a bottle of wine if the wine scored 16 points, while bronze medals go to wines that scored 15 points.

The integrity of Veritas’ judges is undisputable and the whole judging process is audited through independent auditors.

Dry White Danie Marais Jacques Bruwer Naudé Bruwer Pieter Carstens Alwyn Maass Christo Pienaar Melanie vd Merwe	Chenin Blanc Lizelle Gerber Zakkie Bester Jacques Erasmus Phillip Jordaan Albertus Louw Frank Meaker Bongi Sodladla	Sauvignon Blanc Thys Louw RJ Botha Tariro Masayiti Kobus Gerber Jacques Roux Erika Obermeyer Nicolaas Rust
Chardonnay Frans Smit Mari Branders Pieter Carstens Whee Pen Lim (Singapore) Johan Linde Izelle van Blerk Eugene van Zyl	NLH, SLH, Natural Sweet White Colin Frith Brat Gols Thomas Luber (Germany) Rasvan Macici Raymond Noppé Richard Rowe De Wet Viljoen	Dry Red Susan Erasmus Elsa Carstens Klaas Coetzee Francois Conradie Tinnie Momberg Mark Norrish Johan Weideman
Merlot Pierre Marais Luca Bein Chris de Klerk Danielle le Roux Martin Moore Hugo Truter Reinier v Greunen	Cabernet Sauvignon Coenie Snyman Neil Bester Charl du Plessis Janake Johansson Thinus Kruger Hannes Louw Wilhelm Pienaar	Pinotage Gert Boerssen Andries Blake Len Knoetze Etienne Louw Thomas Luber (Germany) Debbie Thompson Andre van Dyk
Shiraz Dewaldt Heyns Jacques Bormann Richard Rowe Rianie Strydom Edmund Terblanche Nico Vermeulen Rudi von Waltsleben	Other Red Cultivars Cabernet Franc and Pinot Noir Included Colin Frith Pieter Ferreira Marinda Kruger-van Eck Razvan Macici Raumond Noppé Linley Schultz Jan van Rooyen	Port Christine Rudman Alwyn Burger Dirkie Christowitz Colin Frith Carel Nel Raumopnd Noppé Andy Roediger
Dessert Nico Grundling David Biggs Lorna Hughes Eben Rademeyer Andre Scriven Henry Swiegers Gert van Deventer	MCC Pieter Ferreira Jeff Grier Elunda Basson Christiaan Coetzee Phillip Jonker Whee Peng Lim (Singapore) Heidi Rosenthal Duminy	Brandy Dave Hughes Dave Acker Pieter de Bod Brink Liebenberg Winnie Bowman Derek Ramsden Denis Lahouratate (France)