I recently judged the value component of the Top 100 SA Wine Lists competition. You may have seen my previous post with my thoughts on the competition in general. I’m not going to repeat myself, but now that the competition is over I will say that I’m happy with the way it was run and think it will grow every year.
Here is the (alphabetical in scoring band) list of all the winners, wine lists are scored out of a possible 100 points.
Inspirational (91 – 100/100 points)
96 Winery Road
Aubergine Restaurant
Bosman’s Restaurant
Restaurant Mosaic
Reuben’s at The One & Only
Rodwell House
Outstanding (66 – 90/100 points)
Azure Restaurant
Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve and Wellness Retreat
Capelands Restaurant Mangiare
French Toast Wine & Tapas Bar
Karibu Restaurant
Kitima at the Kronendal
The Grill Room
Zachary’s Restaurant
Excellent (41 – 65/100 points)
Bientang’s Cave Restaurant
Blue Water Café
Café del Sol
Dear Me
Fishmonger Centurion
Hemingway’s Restaurant and Wine Cellar
Pigalle Restaurants Sandton
Pride of India
Prosopa Restaurant
Reuben’s Restaurant & Bar
The Raj Indian Restaurant
Verdicchio Restaurant & Wine Cellar
Highly Regarded (30 – 40/100 points)
Arpeggio Ristoranté
La Pentola
Pigalle Restaurants Bedfordview
Pigalle Restaurants Melrose Arch
Sofia’s at Morgenster
TSG 4Ways Mediterranean Grill Café
Zinzi Restaurant
Good Value award winners had to achieve a minimum score of 40+/100 for Quality and 80/100 for Value (in alphabetical order):
96 Winery Road
Bientang’s Cave Restaurant
Blue Water Café
Café del Sol
Capelands Restaurant Mangiare
Fishmonger Centurion
Hemingway’s Restaurant & Wine Cellar
Karibu Restaurant
Kitima at the Kronendal
Prosopa Restaurant
Restaurant Mosaic
Rodwell House
Verdicchio Restaurant & Wine Cellar