Photo: Supplied by Diners Club
The finalists would be vying for first place in two categories: Pinotage single varietal wines for Winemaker of the Year, and White Wines for Young Winemaker of the Year.
The winning Winemaker would receive R50 000, and the Young Winemaker pockets R25 000. Both would receive two return tickets on Delta Airlines to any wine-producing region in the US.
The awards would be presented at a gala dinner at La Residence hotel in Franschhoek on 25 November 2017.
The 2017 Diners Club Winemaker and Young Winemaker of the Year finalists are:
Winemaker of the Year category: Pinotage
- André Scriven – Rooiberg Pinotage Reserve 2016
- Christiaan Groenewald – New Cape Wines – Arendskloof Pinotage 2015 and Eagles Cliff Pinotage 2017
- Clayton Reabow – Môreson Widowmaker Pinotage 2015
- De Wet Viljoen – Neethlingshof Pinotage 2016
- Niël Groenewald – Bellingham Homestead Pinotage 2016
Young Winemaker of the Year category: White Wines
- Charl Schoeman – Simonsig Roussanne 2016 and Roussanne Marsanne 2016
- Murray Barlow – Rustenberg Stellenbosch Chardonnay 2016
- Philip Viljoen – Bon Courage Chardonnay Unwooded 2017 and Noble Late Harvest 2016 (Weisser Riesling/Gewürztraminer)
- Wade Roger-Lund – Jordan Blanc de Blancs Méthode Cap Classique 2015
