The Investec Trophy Wine Show

This prestigious show is South Africa's premiere wine competition. It honours excellence in the local wine industry. Investec is also the sponsor of the Investec Trophy Spirits Show.

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The Investec Trophy Wine Show celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2026, marking a quarter century of recognising excellence in South African winemaking. Widely regarded as one of the country's most respected wine competitions, the Show plays an important role in showcasing the quality, diversity and global competitiveness of local wine through a rigorous blind-tasting process judged by leading South African and international experts.

This milestone year also delivered a record result, with 50 gold medals awarded from 655 entries, the highest number in the competition's history. Far from indicating lower standards, the result reflects the growing depth and breadth of quality across the industry, with more producers than ever crafting wines capable of competing at the highest level.

2026 Winners

Trophy | Gold | Silver | Bronze awards

Full list here

Juandré Bruwer of Diemersdal Wine Estate was the elated winner of the Investec Champion Winemaker of the Year award.

This award, launched last year, recognises the individual responsible for the competition's most awarded wines.

Diemersdal walked away with 9 silver medals, 3 gold medals for the Private Collection 2021, Syrah 2023 and The Journal Pinotage 2023, and 2 trophies for Diemersdal Grüner Veltliner 2024 and The Journal Sauvignon Blanc 2021 (Museum class).

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A vodcast series designed to elevate your appreciation of South Africa’s world-class wines- from collecting and judging, to getting more out of every glass. Hosted by Palesa Mapheelle.

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Investec also sponsors the Investec Trophy Spirits Show. This identifies the best spirits and liqueurs available in and for the South African market, or produced locally for export, and is open to all producers and importers.

The shows score and rank all products across a series of categories, and awards a trophy to best-in-class submissions, providing they are of gold medal standard.

These two premium sponsorship properties illustrate Investec’s commitment to excellence, meaningful partnerships, investment in local industries, and shared values and success.

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The 2026 Investec Trophy Wine Show

By the numbers

25 years

The Trophy Wine Show celebrates its jubilee

7.6 %

The percentage of wines awarded a trophy

655

The number of wines judged

141

The number of wine producers who entered

3

The number of days it took to taste all submissions

10

The number of judges (3 international)

Peta Dixon, Investec head of Sponsorships

It’s about backing an industry that is not only a significant driver of our economy, but one that consistently demonstrates excellence, resilience, and the ability to compete on a global stage.

Michael Fridjhon, Trophy Wine Show, Judge Chairman

In Investec we have a partner who appreciates the importance of taking South African wine to the fine wine markets of the world. Our wine has more personality per centilitre of fluid than any other product available in the market.