{"id":52326,"date":"2022-10-03T14:24:04","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T12:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/local-varietal-blends-named-among-2022-perold-winners-20221003\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T04:31:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T02:31:30","slug":"local-varietal-blends-named-among-2022-perold-winners-20221003","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/local-varietal-blends-named-among-2022-perold-winners-20221003\/","title":{"rendered":"Local varietal blends named among 2022 Perold winners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"p\">\n<p>Two wines from the Stellenbosch region have been named winners in the 2022 Perold Absa Cape Blend Competition.<\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">\n<p>The Beyerskloof Faith Cape Blend 2019 by Beyerskloof winemaker Anri Truter and Spier Creative Block 8 2017 by Spier winemaker Johan Jordaan are among the top six wines to feature as winners of the prestigious competition. Furthermore, the Beyerskloof Faith Cape Blend 2020 by Truter and Lyngrove Platinum Latitude 2020 by Danie van Tonder have been named runners up in this year\u2019s competition.<\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">\n<p>The first Perold Absa Cape Blend competition was launched with 37 entries in 2011, identifying six wines that demonstrate quality and style.<\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">\n<p>Today the competition has evolved, rules have expanded, and winemakers can now use any varietal with a major component of the blend still more than 30% Pinotage to qualify as a Cape Blend.<\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">\n<p>This year\u2019s entries are from a wide array of South African wine regions in various styles and blend combinations, with a total of 33 entries received. 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