The Dinners Club Winelist Awards 2012 is a popular symbol amongst both restaurateurs and patrons alike. For restaurateurs because the Awards offer the symbol of excellence and achievement, for patrons because the Awards imply that an establishment has a great selection of original wines and will ensure an all-round dining experience.
Wine lists were critiqued on the following elements: creativity, choice offered, the range of price points offered, wines offered by the glass, the presence of boutique cellars, descriptions of the wines, guidance on suitable food and wine pairings, inclusion of vintages, and the overall impression, layout and legibility of the wine list.
This year’s judging panel was top-drawer and comprised of esteemed individuals, each with a keen appreciation for the integral part played by wine in any dining experience. MasterChef South Africa’s judge and renowned restaurant consultant Peter Goffe-Wood was joined by Marilyn Cooper, head of the Cape Wine Academy; Winestyle owner, Nikki Dumas; author of dining guide Rossouw’s Restaurants, JP Rossouw; as well as leading wine critics and judges Fiona McDonald and Christine Rudman. Also on this year’s panel – chaired by veteran wine critic and author David Hughes – was Matthew van Heerden, the reigning Diners Club Young Winemaker of the Year
The Diners Club Wine list Awards 2012 for the Western Cape
96 Winery Road
Abalone House
Aubergine Restaurant
Azure Restaurant
Bientang’s Cave Restaurant and Wine Bar
Bombay Brasserie
Bosman’s Restaurant
B’s Steak House
Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve & Wellness
Catharina’s at Steenberg Hotel
Dash Restaurant
Durbanville Golf Club
Ellerman House
Flavours Restaurant
Harveys at Winchester Mansions
Karibu Restaurant
La Colombe
Makaron Restaurant @ Majeka House
Manneaux Restaurant
Mint Restaurant
Pure
Rust en Vrede
Signal Restaurant
The Atlantic Grill – Table Bay Hotel
The Bayside Café
The Mount Nelson Hotel
The Plettenberg Hotel
The Square Restaurant
Tokara Restaurant
Zachary’s Restaurant
95 Keerom
Belthazar Restaurant
Blakes
Blowfish Restaurant
Buitenverwachting Restaurant
Café Balducci’s
Carne SA
Chatters Bistro
City Grill Steakhouse
Cru Café
Den Anker Restaurant
Greek Fisherman
La Capannina
La Motte Wine Estate
La Pentola – Hermanus
Meloncino
Milkwood Restaurant
Panama Jacks Seafood Tavern
Peddlars on the Bend
Pembreys Bistro
Pistachio Restaurant
Simola Hotel, Country Club & Spa
Surval Boutique Olive Estate
The Garden Lounge
The George Restaurant
The Hussar Grill – Green Point
The Hussar Grill Camps Bay
The Hussar Grill Rondebosch
The Hussar Grill Steenberg
The Hussar Grill Stellenbosch
The Hussar Grill Willowbridge
The Slug and Lettuce – Newlands
The Wild Fig Restaurant
Turbine Boutique Hotel and Spa
Wild Peacock Food Emporium
Caffe Mario
Col’Cacchio Pizzeria – Belvedere
Col’Cacchio Pizzeria – Blouberg
Col’Cacchio Pizzeria – Camps Bay
Col’Cacchio Pizzeria – Canal Walk
Col’Cacchio Pizzeria – Cape Town
Col’Cacchio Pizzeria – Cavendish
Col’Cacchio Pizzeria – Franschhoek
Col’Cacchio Pizzeria – Stellenbosch
Col’Cacchio Pizzeria – Westlake
Col’Cacchio Pizzeria – Willowbridge
Fabios Ristorante
French Connection Bistro
Jonkershuis Eatery – Constantia
Lemon Butta Restaurant
Mezepoli Camps Bay
Myoga
Oyo Restaurant
Pomodoro Restaurant
Quayside Cabin
Rick’s Café Americain
Side Dish Theatre bistro
Taste Restaurant
The Roundhouse Restaurant
The Slug and Lettuce – Kloof Street
Allora Ristorante – Franschhoek
Sage Restaurant
The Diners Club Wine list Awards 2012 for the Eastern Cape
De Viswijf Restaurant
Buffelsdrift Game Lodge
Five Elements
Ginger The Restaurant
Woodall Country House
Herms Restaurant
Diners Club’s other category winners in the Cape include:
Best New Entry: Buffelsdrift Game Lodge (Eastern Cape)
Best Platinum: La Motte Wine Estate
Best Winelist: La Colombe
Best Wine Steward: Ewan Mackenzie (La Colombe)
The Diners Club Wine list Awards 2012 for Gauteng
Browns of Rivonia
Budmarsh Country Lodge
Cafe Del Sol
Cybele Forest Lodge
Cynthia’s Indigo Moon
De Hoek Country House
Geet Indian Restaurant
Heat Grill Room
Kievits Kroon
La Pentola
Lombardy Boutique Hotel
Mount Grace Country House & Spa
Prosopa Restaurant
Prue Leith Restaurant
Restaurant Mosaic
Ritrovo Ristorante
Royal Malewane
Saxon Hotel
Signature Restaurant
Silver OrangeBistro
The Godfather Restaurant
The Raj Michelangelo
The Sheikh’s Palace
Verdicchio Restaurant
41 River Walk
Café 41 Eastwood
Café 41 Groenkloof
Café 41 Hazelwood
Capeesh?
Caraffa Restaurant
Ciao Restaurant
DW Eleven- 13
Fairlawns Boutique Hotel & Spa
Fishmonger
Hemingway’s Restaurant & Wine Cellar
Kedar Country Lodge, Conference Centre & Spa
La Campagnola
Le Petit Sel
Lekgotla Restaurant
Marion on Nicol Hotel
Maximillien
Mike’s Kitchen Parktown Heritage
Plaka Restaurant Cresta
Plaka Restaurant Eastgate
Sel et Poivre
The Meat Company Melrose Arch
Villa Bianca
Walkersons Hotel & Spa
Zagora Grill Room
Chaplin’s Grill
Col’Cacchio Pizzeria – Atholl
Col’Cacchio Pizzeria – Benmore Gardens
Col’Cacchio Pizzeria – Brooklyn
Col’Cacchio Pizzeria – Bryanston
Col’Cacchio Pizzeria – Emperors Palace
Col’Cacchio Pizzeria – Fairland
Col’Cacchio Pizzeria – Lynwood
Col’Cacchio Pizzeria – Northgate
Col’Cacchio Pizzeria – Woodhill
Giles Restaurant
Mezepoli Melrose Arch
Orient Restaurant
Papa’s Real Food
Rissington Inn
The Farm Inn
The Forum Company
Piza e Vino
Other regions:
Free State
Platinum – Mattanu Private Game Reserve
Kuruman
Platinum – Tswalu Kalahari Reserve
Mpumalanga
Diamond – Zest Restaurant
Namibia
Silver – Western Saloon Restaurant
North West
Diamond – Madikwe Hills Private Game Reserve
I love wine – simple as that! I must be one of the luckiest people on earth as my job (web editor of this website) allows me to submerge myself in the world of South African wine each and every day. I hope you enjoy discovering our country’s best wines and wineland experiences with me.
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What did Cape Grace buy at the Nederburg Wine Auction? | The GracevineOctober 24, 2012 at 12:01 pm
[...] Some of these are in Bascule Vinothèque private bins where private collectors, companies and wine estates store their prized wines to drink at their leisure. Other visitors to Cape Grace can choose from the Wine List at Signal Restaurant, which achieved top honours in the 2012 South Africa’s Wine List Awards and the Diners Club Wine List Award. [...]
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Jeannine OrzechowskiSeptember 20, 2012 at 3:04 pm
Where can I get the info about Gauteng winners?