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WHAT IS SAWI

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SAWI ratings identify consistently highly-rated wines without being vintage specific.

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CONTACT

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Feel free to call or email, or visit in person if you come bearing wine!

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RATING DEFINITIONS

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Superlative Top Class Masterpiece
Excellent Wine of Distinction / Exceptionally Outstanding

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SCORING COUNTS

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WHY IT'S A GOOD IDEA?
People like things that make life simpler...

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LIST OF WINE COMPETITIONS

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Absa Top Ten Pinotage Challenge
Air France - Preteax Bourgeois Classic
Amorim Cork Cap Classique Awards
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BLOG

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THE ‘GRAND WINES COLLECTION’ (GWC)

Following the annual release of the SAWi Wine Awards Report, Minister Alan Winde, MEC of Economic Opportunities and Tourism in the Western Cape, labelled the SA Wine Index as ‘an excellent benchmark for the wine industry.’ He went on to say: ‘It showcases South Africa’s highest quality wines. I’m pleased to see that Western Cape […]

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ARTICLES

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THE SIMPLE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT WINE

Wine comes from a fruit tree planted in the ground and producing grapes. So, here are all the clues we are going to need to identify a wine. It can taste fruity, earthy, flowery (presumably by having planted beside a flower bed) or vegetal (if planted next to a asparagus or bell pepper patches)! I […]

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GALLERY

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KNOW HOW TO GET A GOOD WINE

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Become wine savvy in spotting a good wine. There's nothing about the label design or content, or the bottle shape which can tell.

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CHOOSING A WINE

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Good wine is not necessarily expensive, nor old. It's deep, complex and stays with you long after you've tasted it.

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FOOD & WINE PAIRING

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Simply, learn to pair the basic color of a dish with the color of wine but, food and wine pairing actually goes beyond that...

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FOOD & WINE GRID

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Wine and food can complement or contract each other, provided they do not mask each other's unique characteristics...

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IPAD WINE MENU's

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SAWi's iPad Wine and Food Menu is orientated towards the hotel and restaurant's manager whom are not interested in running after the lastest 'wow factor', but truly want to offer their patrons a value adding and experiencing enriching product.

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MOBILE APPS

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This is for people that do not have the desire or the time to learn all about fine wine.

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NEW CUSTOMER NARRATIVE

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Social media initiatives claim an estimated 18% of the marketing budget at today's most successful companies. And, those 18 cents work harder than any other share of the marketing dollar. Social networks and community dynamics have fundamentally changed many of the most intrinsically understood truths of marketing communications while creating a more measurable business practice.

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SAWI NEW MEDIA

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The wine industry at large is beset by many challenges of which but one is the ability to represent and communicate a brand to prospective consumers wherever and whenever they may find themselves in the world.

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