Controversy over Diners Club Young Winemaker of the Year

Well the worst kept secret in the local spittoon is now finally out in the open. If Diners Club Young Winemaker of the Year Clayton Reabow only joined Franschhoek producer Môreson in May 2007, how much of the winning wine, a Môreson 2007 Reserve Chardonnay, did he actually make? A question asked by Michael Fridjhon in Business Day on Wednesday. According to Diners Club Western Cape regional manager Jane Ledger, Clayton was responsible for “barrel selection, final blend, and bottling” and Diners were presumably aware of the timing issue as their own press release supplies the facts, reporting “he joined Môreson, as winemaker, in May 2007.” So Diners claim he did enough, although others beg to differ.


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