One of the most prestigious awards that can befall a South African winemaker is a 5 star rating in the annual John Platter wine guide.

This year Vilafonté , the first American-South African wine making collaboration, has made the cut with their Vilafonté Series C 2006 red blend.

Most people would understand that a 5 star wine is not made in one year, it is the result of many years of detailed planning and very hard work – the culmination of a series of good decisions and, in this case, some international team work.

From the picture below it is apparent that Vilafonte does have another competitive advantage though: they have been able to clone their winemaker, Bernard le Roux.

Apparently it’s a treat during the busy harvest time, but they have to lock at least 8 of him away during the winter.
Good thing they have those big cold storage rooms…….

Here is Bernard explaining the Vilafonte sorting process.
With this much attention to detail, no wonder their end product is top class.
Well done guys!!

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