VERITAS 2025

VERITAS JUDGING 58

INTERNATIONAL JUDGES Adero Achola, Kenya

Sommelier, importer and educator Wine writer, Panel Chair and senior judge IWC

Christine Austin, UK

Yoshiko Takahashi, Japan

W ine communicator, writer, educator and interpreter

Treve Ring, Canada

Wine writer, editor, judge and speaker President and founder of Le Sommelier Presenter BBC Food & Drink, Panel Chair and Senior Judge at IWC, Veritas Senior International Judge

Bernard Stramwasser, Canada

Joe Wadsack, UK

JUDGES Other White Cultivars Christo Pienaar Tertius Jonck William Stacey Adero Achola Chenin Blanc Albertus Louw Jacques Erasmus Isabel Teubes Riaan van der Spuy Bernard Stramwasser Sauvignon Blanc Pieter-Niel Rossouw Johan Dippenaar

Convenor/CEO Cellar Manager

Manager, Winemaker Operations Manager International Judge

Convenor/Cellar Master

Winemaker Viticulturist

CWM

International Judge

Convenor/Cellar Master

Elunda Basson

Cellar Master Consultant Winemaker

Dr Carien Coetzee Morgan Steyn Yoshi Takahashi Chardonnay Sjaak Nelson Anneke du Plessis Jacques Lombard

International Judge

Convenor/Winemaker Wine Buyer, Viticulturist

CWM

Yvonne Lester

Owner, Winemaker International Judge

Treve Ring