Michelangelo International Wine & Spirits Awards

Michelangelo International Wine & Spirits Awards is the largest wine & spirits competition on the African continent.

The Michelangelo International Wine & Spirits Awards was established in 1997 to offer South African producers the opportunity of having their wines adjudicated locally by a highly experienced and respected panel of professionals from around the globe. Our primary objective is to support local wine and spirits producers who are targeting international markets for exports and, through our international judges, are able to determine whether their wines will be well received both abroad and locally.

Michelangelo Awards remains unique in Africa, in that all judges are hand-picked wine experts, hailing from five different continents. More than 263 individual judges from 47 countries have served on these panels. All entries are judged blind by panels of 5 judges, using the 100-point internationally recognised judging system.