Jordan Producent van het jaar 2014 bij IWSC

And the South African Producer of the Year Award goes to…

At the 2014 International Wine & Spirit Competition Annual Awards Banquet, held at Guildhall in London on the 12th November, Jordan Wine Estate was awarded the trophy for the South African Wine Producer of the Year.

For the first time in history a South African wine estate has won both a white and red wine trophy from the same vintage and has been awarded the South African Producer of the Year trophy at the International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) in London. In October of this year, Jordan Wine Estate in Stellenbosch was awarded the Blended Red Wine Trophy, previously called the “Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Trophy for Best Blended Red Wine” for the Cobblers Hill 2010 at the International Wine and Spirits Competition. Jordan also received the IWSC International Chardonnay Trophy for the 2010 Jordan Nine Yards Chardonnay at the 2012 awards.

In addition, this year Jordan was also awarded, ‘Outstanding Gold’ medals for the 2010 Jordan Cobblers Hill Red Bordeaux Blend as well as the 2011 Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon, ‘Outstanding Silver’ medals for the 2012 Jordan Nine Yards Chardonnay, the 2013 Jordan Chardonnay and the 2011 Jordan ‘The Prospector’ Syrah and Silver medals for the 2012 Jordan ‘The Outlier’ Sauvignon Blanc, 2013 Jordan Chenin Blanc and the 2011 Jordan Merlot.

“Thirty years after my father Ted Jordan planted the first vineyard at Jordan Wine Estate and with us having just celebrated 21 years of winemaking, the Jordan Team continues to raise the bar,” said Gary Jordan, co-owner with his wife Kathy. “Cape Wines have come of age with South Africa now at the forefront of producing the highest quality wines within the global context of ever-raising international standards.”

Established in 1969, what sets the International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) apart is the formidable reputation of its judging process. The IWSC boasts the most highly qualified group of international judges of any wine and spirit competition in the world. Panels of carefully selected industry experts comprise Masters of Wine, buyers, sommeliers, WSET qualified educators and respected wine journalists and all entries are blind tasted in groups divided by variety, region and vintage as necessary.

This year the Jordan family celebrates 30 years since Ted Jordan replanted the first vines on Jordan Wine Estate and the hard work of the past 3 decades is evident in their other recent accolades.