Wynliefhebbers en wynkenners moet kyk of die wyn waarvan hulle hou ook op die nasionale wyn-ranglys voorkom. Die Suid-Afrikaanse Wyn-indeks (SAWI) het SA se top presterende wyne uitgewys en daar word na hierdie wyne verwys as SA se Grand Wines versameling.

SAWI se unieke ‘Algorithm of Excellence’ is aangewend om die prestasie van individuele wyne oor ‘n minimum van drie oesjare te meet. Dit vergelyk en kondenseer die resultate van meer as 100 multinasionale kompetisies, graderings, resensies en inskrywings oor ‘n aaneenlopende tydperk van tien jaar.

Met SAWI se indeks wat bekend staan as die hoogste kwaliteit maatstaf vir SA wyne, verteenwoordig hierdie wynlys die beste wyn in die land.

Beste wyn in SA [in SAWI rangorde]                

• Saronsberg Cellar Full Circle Shiraz Mourvedre Viognier
• Saronsberg Cellar Shiraz
• Hamilton Russell Vineyards Chardonnay
• DeMorgenzon Reserve Chenin Blanc
• La Motte Pierneef Shiraz Viognier
• Eagles’ Nest Shiraz
• Cape Point Vineyards Isliedh Sauvignon Blanc Semillon
• Rijk’s Private Cellar Reserve Pinotage
• Sadie Family Wines Signature Series Columella Shiraz Mourvedre
• Bouchard Finlayson Galpin Peak Pinot Noir
• Klein Constantia Estate Vin de Constance
• Paul Cluver Estate Wines Chardonnay (Elgin)
• Mvemve Raats de Compostella Bordeaux Blend
• Cederberg Private Cellar Shiraz
• Tokara Directors Reserve White Sauvignon Blanc Semillon
• Groot Constantia Estate Chardonnay
• Groot Constantia Estate Shiraz
• Ken Forrester Wines Icon Range The FMC Chenin Blanc
• Nederburg Private Bin Eminence Noble Late Harvest Muscadel
• Hamilton Russell Vineyards Pinot Noir
• Wildekrans Wine Estate Barrel Select Pinotage Reserve
• Vergelegen Wines G.V.B. White Sauvignon Blanc Semillon
• Cederberg Private Cellar David Nieuwoudt Ghost Corner Semillon
• Jordan Wine Estate Nine Yards Reserve Chardonnay
• Sadie Family Wines Signature Series Palladius Chenin Blanc Grenache Blanc Marsanne Roussanne
• Stellenrust ’51’ Chenin Blanc Barrel Fermented
• KWV The Mentors Chardonnay
• Newton Johnson Family Vineyards Pinot Noir
• Van Ryn’s 12 Year Old Distiller’s Reserve Brandy
• Vergelegen Wines Reserve Semillon
• Mullineux & Leeu Family Wines Straw Wine
• Fleur du Cap Noble Late Harvest
• Kleine Zalze Wines Family Reserve Sauvignon Blanc
• Nederburg Private Bin Edelkeur
• Cape Chamonix Wine Farm Chardonnay Reserve
• Cederberg Private Cellar Sauvignon Blanc
• Reyneke Wines Reserve Red Syrah Cabernet Sauvignon
• Kanonkop Estate Pinotage
• De Toren Private Cellar Fusion V Cabernet Cab Franc Malbec Merlot Petit Verd
• Bouchard Finlayson Tete de Cuvee Galpin Peak Pinot Noir
• Rustenberg Wines Peter Barlow Cabernet Sauvignon
• Aaldering Vineyards & Wines Pinotage
• Oak Valley Wines Elgin Chardonnay
• Cederberg Private Cellar David Nieuwoudt Ghost Corner Elim Sauvignon Blanc
• Kanonkop Estate Paul Sauer Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc Merlot
• Van Ryn’s 15 Year Old Fine Cask Reserve Brandy
• Oak Valley Wines Pinot Noir
• Stark-Condé Three Pines Jonkershoek Cabernet Sauvignon
• Creation Wines Reserve Pinot Noir
• Kleine Zalze Wines Vineyard Selection Chardonnay Barrel Fermented
• Saronsberg Cellar Seismic Cabernet Sauvignon Petit Verdot Malbec
• Morgenster Estate Reserve Merlot Cab Sauvignon Cab Franc Petit Verdot
• Rustenberg Wines John X Merriman Cab Sauvignon Merlot Cab Franc Petit Verdot
• Boplaas Family Vineyards Cape Tawny Port
• Groot Constantia Estate Gouverneurs Red Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Cab Franc Malbec
• Boplaas Family Vineyards Cape Vintage Reserve Port
• Le Riche Wines Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
• Laborie Wine Farm Alambic Potstill Brandy
• Vriesenhof Vineyards Kallista Cabernet Franc Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon Malbe
• Spier Creative Block 3 Selection Rhone Blend Shiraz Mourvedre Viognier
• Mullineux Family Wines Schist Syrah
• Laibach Vineyards The Ladybird Red Cab Franc Petit Verdot Malbec
• Paul Cluver Estate Wines Riesling Noble Late Harvest
• Porseleinberg Shiraz
• KWV Classic Collection Cape Tawny Port
• De Krans Cape Vintage Reserve Port
• Cape Chamonix Wine Farm Pinot Noir Reserve
• Annandale Wines Cabernet Sauvignon
• Vriesenhof Vineyards Pinot Noir
• Diemersfontein Carpe Diem Pinotage Reserve
• Raka Biography Shiraz
• Vriesenhof Vineyards Chardonnay
• Saronsberg Cellar Provenance Range Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Malbec Petit Verdot
• Sadie Family Wines Old Vine Series T Voetpad Chenin Blanc, Semillon Palomin
• Reyneke Wines Reserve White Sauvignon Blanc
• Warwick Estate Trilogy Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Cab Franc
• Graham Beck Méthode Cap Classique Brut Rosé NV
• Vriesenhof Vineyards Pinotage
• Annandale Wines Shiraz
• Meerlust Rubicon Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Cabernet Franc
• Graham Beck Ad Honorem Pheasant’s Run Sauvignon Blanc
• Rustenberg Wines Five Soldiers Chardonnay
• KWV 20 Year Old Brandy
• Richard Kershaw Clonal Selection Elgin Chardonnay
• Windmeul Cellar Reserve Pinotage
• Ataraxia Wines Chardonnay
• Diemersdal Estate Pinotage Reserve
• Constantia Glen Five Merlot Cabernet Malbec Cab Franc Petit Verdot
• Kleine Zalze Wines Family Reserve Chenin Blanc
• Bouchard Finlayson Hannibal Sangiovese Pinot Shiraz Mourvedre Nebbiolo Barb
• Kleine Zalze Wines Family Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
• Shannon Vineyards Mount Bullet Merlot
• Tokara Directors Reserve Red Cabernet Sauvignon Petit Verdot Merlot Cab Franc Malbec
• Sumaridge Wines Pinot Noir
• DeMorgenzon Maestro Chenin Chardonnay Roussanne Viognier
• KWV The Mentors Shiraz
• Groot Constantia Estate Sauvignon Blanc
• Sadie Family Wines Old Vine Series Kokerboom Semillon Pinot Gris
• La Motte Pierneef Sauvignon Blanc
• Jordan Wine Estate The Real McCoy Riesling

Foto:  SAWi toekennings trofee en Grand Wines versameling: Hempies du Toit (Annandale), Carl vd Merwe (DeMorgenzon), Peter Finlayson (Bouchard Finlayson), Nick v Huysteen (Saronsberg) en Wendy Appelbaum (DeMorgenzon).