Cape Winemakers Guild Auction raises record £746,000

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Leading producers from South Africa are toasting record sales in this year’s Cape Winemakers Guild Action.

The event brought in R17,215,000 – about £746,000. A total of 1,912 six-bottle cases were sold, with an average price of R1,501 per bottle (£65), R1,419 (£61.50) for white wines and R1,550 (£67.20) for red wines.

This year, 48 wines from the CWG’s 42 members went under the hammer, comprising 17 white wines, 30 red wines and, for the first time ever, a pale dry. All wines were exclusively produced for the auction by members of the Cape Winemakers Guild and went through a rigorous selection process.

Wines that fetched the highest price per case were:

  • Andrea Mullineux’s Mullineux The Gris Old Vine Sémillon 2024 (R25,000)
  • Donovan Rall’s Rall Noa Syrah 2023 (R19,000)
  • Samantha O’Keefe’s Lismore Estate Vineyards Valkyrie Chardonnay 2024 (R17,500)
  • David Nieuwoudt’s Cederberg Black Slate Shiraz 2023 (R16,000)
  • Carl Schultz’s Solo Wines Auction Cabernet Sauvignon 2023 (R15,000).

There were 87 successful bidders. 64% of sales went to South African buyers, with 18% going to the UK.

The top 10 buyers were Bordeaux Index in the UK (top buyer for the third consecutive year), Southern Sun Hotels and Grootbos Private Nature Reserve from South Africa and SA Wineimport from Denmark.

Taking place simultaneously, the annual Cape Winemakers Guild Protégé Auction raised R671,400 for the Cape Winemakers Guild Protégé Programme, a skills development initiative for the South African wine industry.

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