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September 25th, 2009 posted by Angela Aschmann
Competition from 1 501 wines, from 262 other wine producers was not enough to stop Flagstone scooping several prestigious prizes at the 2009 Michelangelo International Wine Awards, which are widely regarded as among the most credible awards in the country.
An international panel of 15 judges – including top South African wine writer Christine Rudman – [...]
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September 18th, 2009 posted by Bruce Jack
The winemaking team at Flagstone are celebrating their huge haul of trophy silverware at both the Stellenbosch and the South African National Young Wine Shows. At the Stellenbosch ward show, the team — led by Gerhard Swart – walked away with five class trophies, including Overall Champion White Wine for their unwooded Semillon (a wine destined for Flagstone Two Roads white blend) and the Overall Champion Red Wine for their wooded Pinotage, a wine destined to be the next award-winning Flagstone Writer’s Block Pinotage.
Read More: Flagstone Shines at the Stellenbosch & South African National Wine Show Awards Under Leadership of Winemaker Gerhard Swart
July 2nd, 2009 posted by Alison Pearce
We’ve picked up some new medals for the trophy cabinet at this year’s prestigious Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show on 26 June.
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April 1st, 2009 posted by Alison Pearce
We were very pleased to discover that renowned wine writer Matthew Jukes has included 3 Flagstone wines in his “Top 50 South African Wines” selection
Read More: Three Flagstone Wines Crack Matthew Jukes’ Top 50 South African Wines List
March 11th, 2009 posted by Alison Pearce
Another certificate is on its way to join the growing Flagstone Winery gallery in Somerset West. This time from Düsseldorf, where Flagstone Longitude 2006 has just been rated an “excellent” three stars at the ProWein 2009 Premium Select Wine Challenge.
Read More: Longitude 2006 honoured at ProWein 2009
