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Uit die 160 wyne, wat deur 91 produsente ingeskryf is, het die 2023-oesjaar uitgestaan met sewe wenners in die Top-10. <\/p>\n<p>Die Top-10 is:<span>.<\/span> Alvi\u2019s Drift Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2023 (gehout) (Worcester); <span>.<\/span> Cederberg Wines Ghost Corner Wild Ferment 2023 (gehout) (Elim, Cape Agulhas);<span>.<\/span> Diemersdal Winter Ferment Sauvignon Blanc 2024 (Durbanville); <span>.<\/span> Flagstone Free Run Sauvignon Blanc 2023 (Kusstreek); <span>.<\/span> Hermanuspietersfontein Kat met die Houtbeen Sauvignon Blanc 2022 (gehout) (Sondagskloof, Walker Bay)<span>.<\/span> Iona Elgin Highlands Sauvignon Blanc 2024 (Elgin);<span>.<\/span> Lomond Sugarbush Sauvignon Blanc 2023 (Cape Agulhas);<span>.<\/span> Maastricht The Contour Sauvignon Blanc 2023 (gehout) (Durbanville); <span>.<\/span> Stark-Cond\u00e9 Round Mountain Sauvignon Blanc 2023 (gehout) (Jonkershoekvallei, Stellenbosch);<span>.<\/span> Zevenwacht Z Collection Sauvignon Blanc 2023 (gehout) (Polkadraai-heuwels, Stellenbosch).<\/p>\n<p>Alvi\u2019s Drift-wynplaas, wat in die vrugbare Breederiviervallei gele\u00eb is, het \u2019n ryke geskiedenis. 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