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GQ surveyed several dozens of South Africa’s leading wine producers to obtain their opinions on competitions and alike. Here are the results:
| Do you submit your wines for Press reviews ? In SA : | YES NO |
80% 20% |
| Do you submit your wines for Press reviews ? Internationally : | YES NO |
70% 30% |
| Do you submit your wines for Competitions ? In SA : | YES NO |
83% 17% |
| Do you submit your wines for Competitions ? Internationally : | YES NO |
72% 28% |
| Who benefits most from Competitions ? : | Competition Owners : Retailers : Producers : Consumers : |
1st 2nd 3rd 4th |
| How important are medals to your sales strategy ? : | Extremely : Significantly : Moderately : Irrelevant : |
10% 17% 46% 27% |
| Which segment is it more important to have medals in ? : | Mid / commercial : Premium : Entry level : Ultra-premium : |
1st 2nd 3rd 4th |
| To what extent do medals and competitions influence the evolution of wine styles ? : | Extremely : Significantly : Moderately : Irrelevant : |
13% 44% 30% 13% |
| Is this : | Good : Indifferent : Pity : Bad : |
11% 14% 50% 25% |
| Are there too many Competitions ? : | YES NO |
93% 7% |
| Generally, do Competitions award too many medals / recommendations ? : | YES NO |
79% 21% |
| If retailers banned medals, would you enter Competitions ? : | YES NO |
63% 37% |
| List of
producers having completed the survey :
Kanonkop |
Meerlust The Foundry Rustenberg Flagstone Topaz Grangehurst De Trafford Le Riche L’Avenir Sadie Family Jordan Hamilton Russell Southern Right Klein Constantia The Winery |
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