Contributors
Chief Winemaker Bruce Jack
A Capetonian whose curiosity and palette has taken him the length and breadth of the globe. Bruce completed his undergrad in Political Science and Literature at UCT and then read his Masters in Literature at St Andrew’s in Scotland. His subsequent winemaking degree came from the Roseworthy Campus at the University of Adelaide, Australia. Bruce is a pioneer, and in many respects a maverick, and what he brings to winemaking is an articulate opinion about his greatest passion.
Editor Andrew Arnott
Andrew studied Literature and Sociology at UCT before setting off on a global trek that saw him working under the seas of the Caribbean, on the snow covered slopes of the Canadian Rockies and writing for a variety of financial and travel institutions. Now at home in Cape Town, Andrew’s passion for wine and writing is married on this blog.
Flagstone Young Wines at the South African Young Wine Show Posted on August 17 2011 by
The SA young Wine Show is South Africa’s oldest and largest wine competition, and after an impressive 178 years is one of the country’s most reputable wine contents.
2011 has seen over 1900 entries received, all competing to win the coveted General Smuts Trophy for the Best South African Young Wine. Flagstone has proudly held this accolade for the past year after our Semillon beat more than 2000 contenders to clinch the 2010 title.
So Far 2011 is looking quite promising for Flagstone after a successful sweep of the Stellenbosch Regional Finals, which saw us tally 6 gold medals and crowned champion wine in 5 categories. Our victorious wines include our Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon blend, our wooded Savignon Blanc, our wooded Shiraz and our Semillon that won the General Smuts Trophy in 2010.
The winners of the 2011 SA Young Wine Show will be announced during a function in Lambert’s Bay on the 19th of August, hopefully we’ll be celebrating well into the night.
