Nedbank Green Wine Awards

Nedbank Green Wine Awards

The Nedbank Green Wine Awards have come about due to the increased popularity and consumer interest in this category. Nedbank was the natural partner with WINE Magazine due to their ongoing involvement with conservation projects. Their support for the Biodiversity & Wine Initiative through the Green Trust has been in effect since the organizations inception in 2004.

BEST WINES FROM ORGANICALLY GROWN GRAPES

About the category
For the inaugural Nedbank Green Wine Awards, producers were asked to submit wine from organically grown grapes, a condition of entry being that submissions be accompanied by valid certification, such as that issued by the Société Générale de Surveillance (SGS).

A distinction needs to be drawn between wine made from "organically grown grapes" and "organic wine", with the former covering practices in the vineyard alone and not in the cellar. Organic viticulture can be defined as grape growing that shuns manmade pesticides, herbicides, fungicides or fertilisers.

BEST WHITE WINE AND OVERALL WINNER:
Lazanou Organic Vineyards Chenin Blanc 2008

BEST RED WINE
Laibach The Ladybird Red 2007

BEST ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES AWARD

Each producer was asked to provide a comprehensive motivation as to why it should be considered as the leading proponent of viticultural and winemaking practices that are both environmentally sustainable and focused on excellence. A condition of entry was conformance to guidelines set out by the Integrated Production of Wine (IPW), the voluntary environmental sustainability scheme established in 1998.

WINNING WINERY
Oak Valley Wines, Elgin

RUNNER-UP
Waverley Hills Organic Wines, between Tulbagh and Ceres