Southern Sun, the hospitality partner of the Michelangelo International Wine & Spirits Awards since 2018, is hosting two renowned wine tasting events. These will take place in Johannesburg and Durban, as a lead up to the 2023 Awards. The two events provide the opportunity for wine lovers to sample a selection of award-winning wines and spirits, and to meet the winemakers and producers who produced them.
The first Michelangelo Wine Tasting Event will take place in Johannesburg on Friday and Saturday, 21 and 22 April at Southern Sun Rosebank. It will be followed by a second event in Durban on Friday and Saturday, 26 and 27 May at Garden Court uMhlanga. At these two unmissable events, wine lovers can expect to taste wines and spirits from a comprehensive selection of South African premium wine brands, including:
• Vondeling
• The Johannesburg Distilling Company
• Bon Courage
• Thor Vintners
• Le Pommier
• Mountain Ridge
• Premier Pure Fusion
• Holden Manz
• Nitida
• Aslina Wines
• De Bosch Farm
• Durbanville Hills
• Nederburg
• Simonsig
• Private Collection
• Niel Joubert Wines
• Hoopenburg Wines
• Lourensford Wines
• Babylonstoren Wines
These renowned cellars and distilleries will exhibit not only their award-winning produce, but also their extended ranges of delightful wines and spirits, offering guests over 100 wines, spirits, MCC and other sublime creations.
Mynard Slabbert, co-owner of the Michelangelo International Wine & Spirits Awards explains: “These wine tasting events showcase a selection of the 2022 Michelangelo winners who were announced at a gala awards evening hosted at Southern Sun Cape Sun. The tasting events bring the wines, winemakers and producers to Johannesburg and Durban, giving local wine lovers, sommeliers, restaurateurs, and merchants an opportunity to engage with them, and sample their award-winning products first-hand. Now in its 27th year, the Michelangelo Awards remain unique in Africa, with more than 263 individual judges from 47 countries having served on the panels over the years.”
As the biggest wine and spirits competition in Africa, the Michelangelo International Wine & Spirits Awards receives more entries than any other awards programme in the sector. All entries are meticulously judged by panels of wine experts from five different continents in a blind tasting, utilising the 100-point OIV system. This impartial process guarantees that each participant is assessed on the same level, without being swayed by packaging or brand name.
Southern Sun’s chief executive, Marcel von Aulock commented on the hotel group’s ongoing association with the Michelangelo Awards. He said: “Partnering with these prestigious awards provides us with the opportunity to showcase some of South Africa’s most renowned winemakers and to support an industry which is closely linked to our own. We are delighted to host the Michelangelo Wine Tasting Events, and look forward to welcoming wine lovers in Johannesburg and Durban to Southern Sun Rosebank and Garden Court uMhlanga in April and May respectively.”
Tickets for the Michelangelo Wine Tasting Events can be purchased online now at Computicket, and a limited number of tickets will be available at the door at R200 per ticket.
Southern Sun is offering special accommodation rates for event ticket holders. To book an overnight stay at Southern Sun Rosebank click here. Or, to book an overnight stay at Garden Court uMhlanga, follow this link.
