BOSMAN FAMILY VINEYARDS WINS INTERNATIONAL FAIRTRADE TROPHY AT IWC
South Africa, Wellington, September 2012 - Bosman Family Vineyards has further established themselves as one of the leading premium ethical wine producers from South Africa by winning the Fairtrade Award at the recent International Wine Challenge (IWC) in the United Kingdom.
The Fairtrade Award is for wine producing regions which are officially recognised as being part of the Fairtrade Association. Wines are judged on their individual merits and the Fairtrade Award is presented to the highest quality wine at the IWC with Fairtrade certification.
Bosman Family Vineyards was also the only South African winery to win one of the prestigious trophies at this year’s show.
Su Birch, CEO of WOSA, was thrilled with the result: “South Africa is the leader in sustainable and ethical wine production in the world and we are excited that a South African wine is recognised in this way and that such outstanding quality can actually be produced in an ethical and environmentally responsible way”
Bosman Family Vineyards managing director, Petrus Bosman, commented gratefully: “our story at Bosman Family Vineyards is still being written and as a young team, we are very aware that the pages we are on today is the result of the hard work and dedication of those that have written our story before us. Farming with sustainable principles is something that has been carried over from one generation to the next in our family and our experience has been that the quality of your product increases over time when you consistently invest in people and nature.”
Petrus Bosman – MD Bosman Family Vineyards. Klaas Morkel – Community Developer. Corlea Fourie – Winemaker at Bosman Family Vineyards
According to Francois Theron, Social Anthropologist at the School of Public Leadership at Stellenbosch University and Social Development consultant to Bosman Family Vineyards, “this award gives meaning to efforts to establish social planning partnerships through which all farm stakeholders, owners and staff are capacitated and empowered to engage in sustainable social farming. The Bosman Family Vineyards approach acts as a benchmark for the industry”
The winning wine was the 2011 Wild Valley Chenin Blanc from the premium Fairtrade range of Sainsbury’s, Taste The Difference, and is made from the Bosman Fairtrade Chenin Blanc Vineyards from the Wellington Wine region. The judges described the wine as floral with white fruit aromas, fresh acidity, appealing grapefruit honey flowers and a rich creamy, bready texture. The wine is available from Sainsbury’s in the United Kingdom at £7.99 and was grown and made by Bosman Family Vineyards and bottled in South Africa.
338 judges from 25 countries tasted 21609 different wines from over 50 countries.
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