Best Value Wine Guide winners

Your ultimate guide to shopping under R60 a bottle
Buying wine on a budget doesn't mean you need to compromise on taste. This year 419 wines made it into the annual Best Value Wine Guide - all at pocket-friendly prices.

 

Best Value is SA's ultimate consumer-orientated competition, with the entire focus on a quality/price ratio, all within the constraint of a R60-per-bottle price ceiling. With 180 scoring 3 Stars or more, there is no excuse for buying less-than-good wine anymore. The Best Value Guide also includes tasting notes and prices on all wines rated, making it the ultimate tool to have in hand when trawling the shelves.

For more information on Best Value winners in each category, along with the ratings of all entries, buy the November issue of Wine magazine for your free copy of the Best Value Guide 2011.

Value Award winners

Top-scoring wines on value at under R60
Presented for top-scoring wines on a value scale that takes into account the quality of the wine (Star rating) in relation to the price it sells for at under R60 per 750ml.

RED WINES
Aan de Doorns Pinotage 2009 R30.00
Africa Five Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 (Waterstone Wines) R26.34
Bottelary Shiraz 2008 (Perdeberg) R25.00
Kleine Zalze Cellar Selection Gamay Noir 2010 R29.99
Openers Occasion Opener Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 R20.64
Obikwa Shiraz 2009 (Distell) R24.95
Obikwa Pinotage 2009 (Distell) R24.95
Koelenbosch Sangiovese 2009 R28.50
Riebeek Pinotage 2009 R30.00
Rooiberg Shiraz 2009 R33.00
Robertson Chapel Red NV R17.10
Secret Cellar Cabernet Franc Petit Verdot NV (Ultra Liquors) R29.99
Sonata Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 (Waterstone Wines) R28.62
Weening & Barge Cuvée Twister Cabernet Franc 2005 R30.00

ROSÉ WINE
Graça Rosé NV R19.95
Oranjerivier Rosé 2010 R21.20
Openers Festivity Opener Rosé 2009 R20.64
Slanghoek Vinay Rosé Natural Sweet NV R25.00
Tulbagh Rosé 2010 R20.00

SPARKLING WINE
Swartland Cuvée Brut Nv R31.00

WHITE WINES
Arabella Viognier 2010 R34.00
Bonnievale Sauvignon Blanc 2010 R29.50
BC Chenin Blanc 2010 R17.50
Cape Atlantic Sauvignon Blanc 2009 (Cederberg) R30.00
Graça NV R19.95
John B Riesling 2010 (Rietvallei) R29.95
Lutzville Cool Climate Sauvignon Blanc 2010 R24.20
Oranjerivier Colombar 2010 R21.20                                                                                                                                             Obikwa Chardonnay 2009 (Distell) R23.00
Perdeberg Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2009 R36.50
Riebeek Viognier 2009 R29.00
Swartland Premier Grand Cru R22.00
Van Loveren Cape Riesling 2010 R24.00
Windmeul Sauvignon Blanc 2010 R29.50

DESSERT WINES
McGregor White Muscadel 2008 R34.00
Oranjerivier White Muscadel 2009 R31.85
Oranjerivier Red Muscadel 2009 R31.85
Oranjerivier Wit Jerepigo NV R31.85
Swartland Bukettraube Natural Sweet 2010 R26.00
Wagenboom Hanepoot 2008 R23.00

PORT
Bon Courage Cape Vintage 2008 R30.00
Best value performers overall in 2010
Distell, Stellenbosch
Orange River Wine Cellars, Upington
Waterstone Wines, Stellenbosch
Swartland Winery, Malmesbury
Riebeek Cellars, Riebeek Kasteel
Perdeberg Winery, Paarl
Best value cellars to date
2010: Distell, Stellenbosch, and Orange River Wine Cellars, Upington
2009: Du Toitskloof Cellar, Rawsonville
2008: Koelenhof Winery, Stellenbosch
2007: Bon Courage Estate, Robertson
2006: Brandvlei Cellar, Worcester
2005: Du Toitskloof Cellar, Rawsonville
2004: Van Loveren Vineyards, Robertson
2003: Du Toitskloof Cellar, Rawsonville
2002: Du Toitskloof Cellar, Rawsonville
2001: Windmeul Winery, Paarl