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Please note: The competition banking details have changed.
Please update your records as follows:
The Michelangelo Wine Co
Bank: First National Bank
Account number: 62101207919
Branch: Stellenbosch
Branch code: 200 610
  1. The competition is open to any South African woman employed as an independent winemaker. Assistant winemakers are not eligible to enter.
  2. In order to enter, you have to have produced at least one vintage independently, although consultation from another source is allowed.
  3. Customized award labels are printed for the winner and carry her name and that of the estate/cellar, as well as the year in which the award is made. The winner of the title is thus eligible to apply these winning labels to all and any bottles of wine of which she was the independent producer - irrespective of current or future vintage or cellar. This also means that labels can be ordered in the future for future vintages produced by her.
  4. Labels have been made available since 2008 to the year's six finalists who are chosen by the judges based on the first round of blind tastings. These labels will also be printed for competition's finalists in 2009.
  5. As her main prize the winner will have the opportunity to travel to France during the 12 months following her award to visit a number of wine cellars, meet with French wine makers and attend organized tastings in Bordeaux. The air ticket, accommodation, meals and transport while in France will be paid by the organisers. The details of the trip will be finalised personally with the winner.
  6. During the 12 months following the award, the Woman Winemaker of the Year has to be available to conduct at least one wine tasting of her own wines in the Cape Town area. In addition, the employing cellar of the winner at the time of her award will be required to host and sponsor one lunch- or breakfast function organised by the organisers and main sponsor, Landbouweekblad, in the Cape Town/Stellenbosch area.

    Important:
    All written communication issued by the winner's marketing or PR department/company to the press or otherwise during said 12 months should in all cases state the full and correct name of the award, namely the Landbouweekblad Woman Winemaker of the Year Award.

  7. Entry forms are submitted in one of the following ways:

    • Entry forms are available for on-line completion and submitting by clicking on Entry forms on the menu. Please complete the form on-line and click on submit.
    • A copy of the
      • PLEASE NOTE: NO DOCUMENTS SHOULD BE FAXED TO OUR OFFICES. All entry forms and accompanying documents should be included in a separated enveloped with the samples delivered to our offices. With the completed entry form, please submit a brief, updated resumé/CV
  8. Please submit four bottles of wine per entry. The wine is to be clearly marked as follows:
    9. Lorraine Immelman-Steyn
    Vrede Estate,
    R304, Stellenbosch
    FOR WOMAN WINEMAKER OF THE YEAR AWARD 2009
  9. Cost per entry is R350,00 (this includes VAT) for every wine entered.
    Lorraine Immelman-Steyn
    Vrede Estate,
    R304, Stellenbosch
    FOR WOMAN WINEMAKER OF THE YEAR AWARD 2009
    Please e-mail proof of payment for entries to our bookkeeper, Ellene Barbadimos, on ellene@yebo.co.za.
  10. Wine should be delivered to Vrede during office hours only, please, being 8:00 – 16:00 Monday to Friday. All entry forms, samples and entry forms should be delivered by 16:00 on Monday, 6 July, unless personally arranged with the organiser. VERY IMPORTANT: Please ensure that your driver obtains a proof of delivery and signs the delivery book at our office at Vrede. Should this book not be signed the organisers can unfortunately take no responsibility for samples not delivered or lost.
  11. You may enter as many wines as you wish. The winner is being judged on the entrant's abilities as wine maker, and is given the benefit of the doubt through the opportunity to enter what she considers her best release/s of 2008/9. The judges will assume that this wine is representative of her capabilities as a wine maker. Please note that wines entered by different candidates are not judged against each other, but each in its respective class. The excellence and qualities of an innovative and well-balanced wine will give the maker a sufficiently high score to ensure a place in the finalist line-up.
  12. The identity of entrants who do not qualify as finalists, will under no circumstances be revealed to the press or any third party by the organisers or sponsors of this competition unless by express written permission of such entrant.
  13. The six finalists will be requested to e-mail a high resolution (at least 300dpi) head and shoulders colour image if themselves to lorman@yebo.co.za for publicity purposes as soon as they have been announced.
  14. The six finalists should make available at cost price to the organizers 24 bottles of the wine with which she won a place in the second (finalists') round. This wine will be served at the awards function on Thursday, 30 July. Any unopened bottles will be returned to the finalists after the function for full credit to the organizers.
  15. The six finalists will also make available to the organizers at no cost 4 bottles of the wine with which she won a place in the second round, for the hosting of the media and sponsors during the week following the judging. Any unopened bottles will be returned to the finalists.
  16. IMPORTANT DATES

    The closing date for entries and delivery of wine is Monday, 6 July 2009.

    Please submit your entries via the website by this date (click on Entry Form on the Home Page). Please enclose a copy of this entry form as well as a CV of the entrant with your samples, delivered to our offices at Vrede Wines.

    The finalists' names will be published on Thursday, 9 July 2009, at 12:00 on the website (www.sawinewoman.co.za) or be available from the organisers' office on (021) 865 2440. Finalists will be contacted individually by the organisers on Wednesday afternoon, 8 July, and must make themselves available to be interviewed by the judges any time during the mornings of Thursday, 9 July and Friday, 10 July in or near Stellenbosch.

    The winner will be announced at an awards function on Thursday evening, 30 July 2009 at the Lord Charles Hotel, Somerset West.

    Booking forms and information regarding the awards evening will be activated on this website on Wednesday, 8 July 2009.

  17. Please direct all account enquiries and requests for invoices to Ellené on ellene@yebo.co.za
  18. Enquiries regarding delivery should be directed to Henrico on (021) 865 2440
  19. Enquiries regarding the competition in general, competition rules and the awards function should be directed to Lorraine on 082 556 8679 or lorman@yebo.co.za
  20. Please direct all media enquiries to Nicolette Waterford on 082 807 4447 or wine@base4.co.za