Best Value Awards ceremony

In anticipation of their visit to the Orange River region for the annual SPAR Country Cellars Wine Competition, Orange River Cellars’ winemakers Chris Venter and Rianco van Rooyen inform wine writer Fiona McDonald and Wine magazine’s Jeanri-Tine van Zyl about the nightlife in Upington.

Mark Norrish from Ultra Liquors and Martin Stevens of Koelenbosch, which proudly displays a Best Value sign outside the entrance to the wine farm, although bad weather has seen it come tumbling down on occasion!

Scoring the perfect 20 were (from top to bottom, left to right): Dale Louwsma (Ultra), Nico Grundling (Slanghoek), André Scriven (Rooiberg), Cathryn Henderson (Wine magazine), Pim de Lijster (Waterstone), Naude Bruwer (Tulbagh), Chris Venter (Oranjerivier), Bradley van Niekerk (Distell), Lolly Louwrens (Robertson), Danie Conradie (Brandvlei), Eric Saayman (Riebeek), Louis de Beer (Lutzville), Andries Blake (Swartland), Michael Bucholtz (Obikwa), Martin Stevens (Koelenhof), Francois van Niekerk (Windmeul), Rianco van Rooyen (Oranjerivier) Elize Coetzee (Graça), Michelle Elford (Bon Courage), Suzanne van Dyk (Swartland), Jolene C le Roux (Bonnievale), Danelle van Rensburg (Van Loveren), Alecia Boshoff (Riebeek), Nicky de Wet (Arabella).

Mark Norrish and Dale Louwsma of Ultra Liquors and the four ‘girls’ from Wine mag who Mark referred to in his speech as “the 4Gs” with a tongue-in-cheek play on 4G technology.

Nico Grundeling (Slanghoek) and Nicky de Wet (Arabella) chat to freelance writer Arnold Kirkby and Cathryn Henderson, publishing editor of Wine magazine.