Mail & Guardian published their Top 20 Wineries today as rated by wine writers, judges and sommeliers. We take a look at how their selection stack up against the public’s vote on Spit or Swallow.
Although the Mail & Guardian voting criteria was probably more focus on the wines the wineries produce, and the voting criteria on Spit or Swallow is more centered around the overall experience, it’s interesting to see only 2 farms, Mullineux and Thelema, occupying both lists
Mail & Guardian |
Spit or Swallow |
| 1. Boekenhoutskloof average score: 7.28 |
Glenelly Estate average score: 8.01 |
| 2. Sadie Family Wines average score: 9.33 (under 10 votes) |
Holden Manz average score: 8.00 |
| 3. Kanonkop average score: 6.90 |
Mullineux average score: 8.00 |
| 4. Paul Cluver average score: 6.52 |
Thelema average score: 7.99 |
| 5. Tokara average score: 6.98 |
Vrede en Lust average score: 7.98 |
| 6. Chamonix average score: 6.08 |
Haskell Vineyards average score: 7.98 |
| 7. Vergelegen average score: 7.30 |
Creation Wines average score: 7.98 |
| 8. Cape Point Vineyards average score: 7.29 |
Uva Mira Vineyards average score: 7.97 |
| 9. Hamilton Russell average score: 5.31 |
Zorgvliet Wines average score: 7.96 |
| 10. Mullineux average score: 8.00 |
Almenkerk average score: 7.96 |
| 11. Meerlust average score: 7.14 |
Noble Hill average score: 7.95 |
| 12. Thelema average score: 7.99 |
Avondale average score: 7.93 |
| 13. Waterford average score: 7.22 |
Strandveld Vineyards average score: 7.87 |
| 14. Jordan average score: 7.08 |
Mulderbosch Vineyards average score: 7.86 |
| 15. Bouchard Finlayson average score: 7.43 |
Rhebokskloof average score: 7.85 |
| 16. Rustenberg average score: 7.29 |
Bosman Family average score: 7.84 |
| 17. Klein Constantia average score: 7.40 |
Le Pommier average score: 7.82 |
| 18. Newton Johnson average score: 7.38 |
Gabrielskloof average score: 7.81 |
| 19. Steenberg average score: 7.72 |
Maison Estate average score: 7.80 |
| 20. De Toren average score: 6.5 |
Sir Robert Stanford average score: 7.80 |
