It was a great pleasure for me to hear that my Morgenster Reserve 2008 won a gold medal at the UK Sommelier Wine Awards 2017. This is the competition that is judged by leading sommeliers and on-trade wine buyers. When Morgenster Reserve 2003 won gold and the overall Wine of the Year award at last year's Sommelier Wine Awards, our UK importer, Enotria & Coe, saw a huge rise in the sales of our wines. They say that because Morgenster Reserve 2008 is a first entry into the UK market, its gold medal this year is a good sign for the vintage and the Estate. We are happy!

JamesSuckling.com set up a one-day, private tasting of more than 150 recent releases during the annual Wines of South Africa (WOSA) trade event in Hong Kong this April. In a release published at the beginning of August by Jack Suckling, Tasting Editor to JamesSuckling.com, it was revealed that Morgenster Reserve 2011 received 94 points and Morgenster Lourens River Valley 2011 received 92 points. www.jamessuckling.com/wine-tasting-reports/south-african-wines-turning-corner I will let Henry share the JamesSuckling.com tasting notes with you below.

We are busy with vineyard preparation on the farm. This is the third year that we have an Italian expert from Simonit & Sirch training our staff in their vine pruning techniques. This type of pruning prolongs the life of the vineyards and enhances growth and quality and our staff get certificates indicating their upgraded skills.