Standard Bank Chenin Blanc Top 10 Challenge 2015 winners

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Christian | 7 September 2015
Hi Ryan, The competition rules state: “A minimum amount of 125 cases x 6 (750 bottles) of each wine entered must be available at the cellar from the date of entry in the competition until the results are announced on 28 August 2015.” I understand that Boutinot gave their word to the organisers that they were able to meet this requirement.
There is also an obligation to supply stock to the sponsor and to a trade partner, the winning wines to come available as a branded 10-pack for sale in due course.
As this is a local competition, it might seem curious that producers would choose to enter a wine largely intended for export but that is their prerogative and not something that the Chenin Blanc Association controls.
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Ryan Sowray | 7 September 2015
On reading the rules of entry for the Chenin Blanc challenge they note that the winning wines must be ‘available’ at a predefined volume. This being a SA competition entered by SA wines the logical interpretation would be that the wine is available ex cellar and not Canada or Japan etc.
The Tea Leaf Chenin may be excellent wine but is not available in SA – therefore should not be eligible to be a finalist in this challenge.
If these results have been audited surely this issue should have been noticed?
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