VERITAS 2024

7 THE DUIMPIE BAYLY VERITAS VERTEX AWARD

THE DUIMPIE BAYLY VERITAS VERTEX AWARD 2024

The Board of Veritas decided in 2017 to name one wine as the overall cham pion of the competition. This top accolade, known as the Veritas Vertex Award, takes its name from the Latin vertex , which means “highest point”. The “vertex” term also refers to the ‘top’ or ‘high point’ of something, such as the vertex of an isosceles triangle, which is the ‘top’ corner opposite its base – which fits perfectly into the Veritas Awards notion of being the pin nacle of all the medals awarded. Francis Bayly, fondly known “Duimpie”, a Champion of the Industry, wine legend and former chairperson of the SA Young Wine Show and Veritas sadly passed away in August 2021. The board decided to name this award the Duimpie Bayly Veritas Vertex Award from 2021 in honour of his immense contribution to South African wine. A panel of judges was nominated to taste all the Double Gold winning wines on the final day of judging to select the Duimpie Bayly Veritas Vertex Award from them. We are delighted to announce that the 2024 Duimpie Bayly Veritas Vertex Award goes to KWV 2020 KWV The Mentors Perold Pinotage/Shiraz/Cabernet Sauvignon/ Petite Sirah/Malbec