Wines of South Africa
Sommelier Cup Finals

2019 Final: Vineyard Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa – 21 September

Final @ The Vineyard Hotel,
Cape Town | Zimbabwe finalist,
Takura Makadzange
Final @ The Vineyard Hotel,
Cape Town | Winner Richelle
van Gemert, UK, 2nd runner
up, Maja Hempel, Sweden &
3rd runner up Derek Li, Hong
Kong
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Cape Town | USA finalist,
Adam Knoerzer
Final @ The Vineyard Hotel,
Cape Town | UK finalist, Richelle
van Gemert
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Cape Town | The Netherlands
finalist, Martien Marcelissen
Final @ The Vineyard Hotel,
Cape Town | Sweden finalist,
Maja Hempel
Final @ The Vineyard Hotel,
Cape Town | Siobhan Thompson,
WoSA CEO with Richelle van
Gemert (winner, UK), Maja
Hempel (2nd, Sweden) and Derek
Li (3rd, Hong Kong)
Final @ The Vineyard Hotel,
Cape Town | Singapore finalist,
Chek Wong
Final @ The Vineyard Hotel,
Cape Town | Richelle van Gemert,
UK (winner)
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Cape Town | Kenya finalist,
Samuel Ndichu
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Cape Town | Japan finalist,
Taku Iguro
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Cape Town | Hong Kong finalist,
Derek Li
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Cape Town | Germany finalist,
Maximilian Wilm
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Cape Town | Canada finalist,
Andrew Forsyth
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Final @ The Vineyard Hotel,
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2016 Final: Taj Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa – 24 September

Waiting in anticipation for
the announcement of the winners
Nathan Morell (Canada) presenting
to judges David Clarke (SASA)
and Will Predhomme (Canada)
Marijn Smit (The Netherlands),
learning how to blow a Vuvuzela
Marc Almert (Germany) presenting
to Judges James Tidwell (USA)
and Higgo Jacobs (SASA)
Judges: David Clarke| Joakim
Blackadder-Immenkamp| Neil
Grant| Higgo Jacobs| James
Tidwell | Ronan Sayburn |Will
Predhomme
Joe Yang (Macau) taking part
in the final On-Stage Champagne
Pouring test
Joakim Blackadder-Immenkamp
(SASA judge) concentrating
hard while scoring the finalists
2016 Winners:2nd place Joe
Yang (Macau) |Winner Marc
Almert (Germany) |2nd place
Nathan Morell (Canada)
2016 Finalists:Geoffrey Kariuki
(Kenya) | Cheron Cowan (USA)
| Erik Simonics (UK) | Joe
Yang (Macau) | Marc Almert
(Germany) | Nathan Morell
(Canada) | Marijn Smit (The
Netherlands) | Erik Grodahl
(Sweden)
2016 Final Taj, Cape Town

2013 Final: Grande Roche Hotel, Paarl, South Africa – 12 October

Will Predhomme (Canada) Winner
Morgan Harris (USA) 2nd place
Anna Sviridenko (Russia) 3rd
place
Will Predhomme (Canada) Winner
Morgan Harris (USA) 2nd place
Anna Sviridenko (Russia) 3rd
place
SASA Judges enjoying a glass
of wine
Anna Sviridenko (Russia)
3rd place
2013 JudgesNeil Grant (SASA)
Jorg Pfutzner Ronan Sayburn
(UK) Gareth Ferreira Higgo
Jacobs (SASA) Christopher
Bates (USA)
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2013 Final

2010 Final: Grande Roche Hotel, Paarl, South Africa – 16 October

2010 Final Grande Roche Paarl
2010 Final Grand Roche, Paarl
Winner: Christopher Bates
(USA)
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