Awards
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Zandvliet Awards Recognition
The archive of awards on display at Zandvliet’s showroom is a record of excellence that has extended for half a century since the founding of the wine brand.
Zandvliet has recorded top achievements at amongst others, in South Africa, the National Young Wine Show, the Veritas Awards, Platter’s wine guide, the National Wine Challenge, Rose Rocks, the Winemag Shiraz Report and the Trophy Wine Show; and, overseas at the James Sucking
Zandvliet Hill of Enon
2025
90 Points – 2021 Vintage
2025 Platters Wine Guide
93 Points – 2021 Vintage
2025 Decanter World Wine Awards
93 Points – 2021 Vintage
2025 Trophy Wine Show
89 Points – 2023 Vintage
2025 Trophy Wine Show
85 Points – 2022 Vintage
2025 Trophy Wine Show
Top 100 & Double Platinum awards
2022 Vintage- 2025 National Wine Challenge
2024
92 Points- 2021 Vintage
2024 Tim Atkin MW South Africa Special Report
Top 10 – 2021 Vintage
2024 – Winemag.co.za 94 points
Silver – 2020 Vintage
2024 Decanter World Wine Awards
2023
93 Points – 2020 Vintage
2023 Tim Atkin MW South Africa Special Report
87 Points – 2020 Vintage
2023 IWSC
92 Points – 2020 Vintage
2020 Prescient Shiraz Report
Double Silver – 2020 Vintage
2023 National Wine Challenge
2022
Platinum – 2019 Vintage
2022 National Wine Challenge (Top 100)
Gold – 2019 Vintage
2022 Michelangelo Wine Awards
4 ½ Stars – 2019 Vintage
2022 Platter Wine Guide (awarded in 2018)
Silver – 2019 Vintage
2022 Decanter Wine Awards
Outstanding Silver
2019 Vintage – 2022 Veritas Wine Awards
92 Points– 2021 Vintage
2022 Tim Atkin MW South Africa Special Report
2021
4 Stars – 2020 Vintage
2021 Platter’s Wine Guide (awarded in 2020)
95/100 Awarded Best Shiraz
2020 Vintage -2021 Prescient Shiraz Report
2020
95/100 Awarded Best Shiraz
2020 Vintage -2021 Prescient Shiraz Report
90 Points – 2019 Vintage
2020 Tim Atkin MW South Africa Special Report
Platinum -2019 Vintage
2020 National Wine Challenge (Top 100)
2019
Double Gold – 2018 Vintage
2019 Michelangelo International Wine Awards
4 Stars – 2018 Vintage
2019 Platter Wine Guide (awarded in 2018)
92 Points – 2018 Vintage
2019 Tim Atkin MW South Africa Special Report
Zandvliet Kalkveld
2025
90 Points – 2021 Vintage
2025 Decanter World Wine Awards
88 Points – 2021 Vintage
2025 Platters Wine Guide
86 Points – 2022 Vintage
2025 Trophy Wine Show
Top 100 & Double Platinum awards
2023 Vintage – 2025 National Wine Challenge
91 Points – 2021 Vintage
2025 Winemag Prescient Awards
92 Points – 2022 Vintage
2025 Winemag Prescient Awards
2024
90 Points – 2021 Vintage
2024 Tim Atkin MW South Africa Special Report
Silver – 22020 Vintage
2024 Decanter World Wine Awards
Double Platinum – Top 100 – 2020 Vintage
2024 National Wine Challenge
Double Platinum – Top 100 – 2021 Vintage
2024 National Wine Challenge
2023
Gold – 2020 Vintage
2023 Veritas Wine Awards
89 Points – 2020 Vintage
2023 IWSC
90 Points – 2018 Vintage
2020 Prescient Shiraz Report
89 Points – 2019 Vintage
2020 Prescient Shiraz Report
Double Silver – 2019 Vintage
National Wine Challenge
4 Stars – 2018 Vintage
2023 Platter’s Wine Guide (awarded in 2022)
2022
Double Gold – 2017 Vintage
2022 National Wine Challenge
Outstanding Silver – 2018 Vintage
2022 Veritas Wine Awards
Silver – 2017 Vintage
2022 Decanter Wine Awards
2021
4 Stars -2017 Vintage
2021 Platter’s Wine Guide (awarded in 2020)
Double Gold -2020 Vintage
2021 National Wine Challenge
Silver – 2017 Vintage
2021 Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show
Silver – 2017 Vintage
2021 Veritas Wine Awards
Silver – 2017 Vintage
2021 Decanter Wine Awards
Silver – 2017 Vintage
2021 Old Mutual Wine Awards
2020
Double Gold – 2017 Vintage
2020 National Wine Challenge
Outstanding Silver- 2016 Vintage
2020 Veritas Wine Awards
Gold – 2016 Vintage
2020 Michelangelo International Wine Awards
2019
Gold – 2017 Vintage
2019 Old Mutual Trophy Awards, 93/100 and TOP 10 Red wine of show
Silver – 2017 Vintage
2019 Veritas Wine Awards
92 Points – 2017 Vintage
2019 Tim Atkin MW South Africa Special Report
Zandvliet Shiraz
2025
Double Gold – 2024 Vintage
2025 National Wine Challenge
80 Points – 2024 Vintage
2025 Platters Wine Guide
2022
Silver – 2021 Vintage
2022 National Wine Challenge
Silver – 2021 Vintage
2022 Veritas Wine Awards
2021
Double Gold – 2020 Vintage
2021 National Wine Challenge
Gold –2017 Vintage
2021 Rose’ Rocks
2020
Double Gold – 2020 Vintage
2020 Rose’ Rocks
Runner up – 2019 Vintage
2020 Shiraz SA Challenge
2019
Double Gold – 2019 Vintage
2019 Rose’ Rocks
Zandvliet Chardonnay
2025
87 Points
2025 IWSC
82 Points – 2023 Vintage
2025 Platters Wine Guide
2023
Gold – 2022 Vintage
2023 Michelangelo International Wine Awards
2022
Silver – 2021 Vintage
2022 National Wine Challenge (Top 100)
2021
Double Gold -2020 Vintage
2021 National Wine Challenge
4 Stars – 2020 Vintage
2021 Platter’s Wine Guide (awarded in 2020)
Silver – 2020 Vintage
2021 De Grote Hamersma Wine Awards
2020
Silver Outstanding – 2020 Vintage
2020 Veritas Wine Awards
4 Stars – 2019 Vintage
2020 Platter’s Wine Guide (awarded in 2019)
2019
4 Stars – 2018 Vintage
2019 Platter’s Wine Guide (awarded in 2018)
Silver – 2019 Vintage
2019 Veritas Wine Awards
Gold -2019 Vintage
2019 Vitis Vinifera Awards
Gold -2019 Vintage
2019 Gold Wine Awards
Zandvliet My Best Friend White
2024
Double Gold – 2022 Vintage
2024 Ultra Value Wine Challenge
Double Gold – 2023 Vintage
2024 Ultra Value Wine Challenge
2023
Gold – 2022 Vintage
2023 Ultra Value Wine Challenge
2022
2.5 Stars – 2022 Vintage
2022 Platter Wine Awards (awarded in 2021)
Gold – 2022 Vintage
2022 Ultra Value Wine Challenge
2020
Gold – 2020 Vintage
2020 Vitis Vinifera Awards
Zandvliet My Best Red
2024
Gold – 2023 Vintage
2024 Ultra Value Wine Challenge
2023
Silver – 2022 Vintage
2023 Ultra Value Wine Challenge
2022
Double Gold – 2022 Vintage
2022 Ultra Wine Challenge
Gold – 2022 Vintage
2022 Vitis Vinifera Awards
Silver – 2021 Vintage
2022 Veritas Wine Awards
2022 The Trophy Wine Show (2019)
2022 The Trophy Wine Show (2018)
2022 Top 100 & Double Platinum awards
2021
Double Gold
2021 Ultra Value Wine Challenge
Gold – 2021 Vintage
2021 Vitis Vinifera Awards
Silver (8.5) – 2017 Vintage
2021 De Grote Hamersma
4 Stars
2021 Platter’s Wine Guide (awarded in 2020)
90 Points
2021 James Suckling Awards
Double Gold
2020 Vintage -2021 National Wine Challenge
Silver
2021 Decanter World Wine Awards
2020
Gold – 2020 Vintage
2020 Vitis Vinifera Awards
Double Silver – 2019 Vintage
2020 National Wine Challenge
2019
Gold – 2018 Vintage
2019 Vitis Vinifera Awards
Gold – 2028 Vintage
2019 Gold Wine Awards
2020 Platter’s Wine Guide (awarded in 2019)
88 Points
2019 Tim Atkin MW South Africa Special Report
Zandvliet White Muscat Natural Sweet
2024
Double Gold – 2019
Vitis Vinifera Awards
82 Points – 2024 Vintage
Platters Wine Guide
2019
Gold – 2019
Vitis Vinifera Awards
Gold – 2019
Michelangelo International Wine Awards
Gold – 2019
Gold Wine Awards
4 Stars – 2020 Platter’s Wine Guide (awarded in 2019)
Zandvliet Pocket Power
2023
Double Gold -2023 Vintage
2025 National Wine Challenge
Double Silver – 2023 Vintage
2024 National Wine Challenge
Zandvliet Estate Shiraz
2025
95Points – 2025 IWSC
88 Points – 2021 Vintage
Platters Wine Guide
88 Points – 2015 Vintage
2025 Trophy Wine Show
Double Silver
2023 Vintage – 2025 National Wine Challenge
2024
Gold – 2024 Vintage
2024 Veritas Awards
90 Points – 2022 Vintage
2024 Tim Atkin MW South Africa Special Report
2023
90 Points – 2021 Vintage
2023 Tim Atkin MW South Africa Special Report
89 Points – 2021 Vintage
2023 IWSC
89 Points – 2020 Vintage
2023 Prescient Pinotage Report
Top 100 & Double Platinum –2022 Vintage
2023 National Wine Challenge
2022
Silver – 2019 Vintage
2022 Veritas Wine Awards
Double Platinum – 2018 Vintage
2022 National Wine Challenge TOP 100
2021
90 Points – 2020 Vintage
2021 James Suckling Awards
Silver – 2017 Vintage
2021 Decanter World Wine Awards
Silver – 2017 Vintage
2021 De Grote Hamersma
Double Silver – 2017 Vintage
2021 National Wine Challenge
4 Stars – 2017 Vintage
2021 Platter’s Wine Guide (awarded in 2020)
2020
Double Silver – 2016 Vintage
2020 National Wine Challenge
92 Points – 2021 Vintage
2020 Prescient Pinotage Report