Results will be emailed to entrants on or before 11 September 2025 to notify them. The entrants can use the stickers and award artwork to maximise exposure on various social media fronts and for their existing client base, but they must display them together with the name(s) of the product and vintage, if applicable, that earned this accolade. Stickers will focus on award-winning products, leading to higher visibility and a boost in sales.

We will endeavour to have the stickers ready for collection approximately 2 weeks after the results are announced. The stickers have to be paid for prior to collection, unless other arrangements are made with the organisers.

1. Submission of samples and/or payment of entry fees constitutes acceptance of all the rules.
2. The organisers will not accept tank samples as entries into the event.
3. All wines from outside South Africa do not need a SAWIS (South African Wine Industry Information & Systems – www.sawis.co.za) application number. All non-flavoured wine must carry a SAWIS (South African Wine Industry Information & Systems – www.sawis.co.za) application number, and producers may apply the awarded stickers only to the wine linked to that number. If a wine has more than one application number, the entrant must submit a separate entry for each number.
4. The label’s product information determines each category, and the organisers may change the product’s category without providing notification.
5. There is no minimum stock quantity needed to enter a product.
6. There is no limit to the number of entries per producer. However, a producer may only enter each wine, flavoured wine, or spirit once into the event (even if it is under a different label). Any participant may enter more than one wine, flavoured wine, or spirit in a class. Examples are wineries that produce several wines of the same varietal type, but with different vineyard designations or vintages.
7. A wine that has not been certified as a cultivar wine, although it may be one, may be entered into a blended category.
8. You may re-enter a product that received an award in a previous year’s event.
9. Entries will be accepted online from the entry date stated on the website up to midnight on the close of entries. Entrants must email proof of payment to support@vitisawards.com before midnight on the closing date for entries.
10. You will receive an email from the event organisers with the products entered, with an invoice attached within 72 hours after entering.
11. A wine sample must comprise three 750ml bottles or the volumetric equivalent thereof, and a spirit sample of two 750ml bottles, or the volumetric equivalent thereof.
12. The samples must be delivered to the drop-off point between 09:00 and 16:00 on the two allocated days or to DHL Boland for the attention of Marijke Douglas at least one week before the tasting.
13. We will notify winners by email and courier the stickers approximately two weeks after the announcement. We require proof of payment for both entries and stickers before we courier the stickers.
14. Quantities of stickers ordered that are not multiples of 1,000 will be rounded up and invoiced accordingly.
15. By entering the event, the entrant commits to paying for the number of stickers indicated before the required deadline for the products that receive awards.
16. The winners of the Top 5 Producer Award may put this sticker on all wines entered. The producer may only use the Silver, Gold, and Double Gold stickers awarded to the particular product that won the award. The producer may only use the stickers awarded on the specific product that was entered and won the award. You may only apply award stickers to the product that was entered and won. You may only market the award stickers in the media in conjunction with the product that won the award.
17. By entering the event, the entrant agrees that if awarded Top 5 producer, Anchor Oenology may contact the winemaker to learn more about their production methods.
18. You may not display the event logo or stickers on their own for marketing purposes; you must accompany them with the details of the specific product that won or photograph them with the award-winning product.
19. Any samples remaining after the judging become the property of the event.
20. The organisers will keep the judging process entirely confidential and will not release any details about the process or reasoning. They will not provide any feedback of any kind.
21. The judges make the final decision, and the organisers will not change any awards after the judging process is complete. If a dispute arises, the event organiser will make the final decision.
22. We will not refund entry fees.
23. By entering the event, the entrant states that the information provided is factually and legally correct.
24. Suppose a participant fails to comply with all the rules of the event or the legal requirements as specified by SAWIS. In that case, the event organisers reserve the right to disqualify the particular entry concerned, the entire year’s entries, or ban the producer from the event.
25. The Awards Show (Pty) Ltd will not release a list of all participating producers, disclose the scores assigned to any product, or share details of products that did not receive awards. The Awards Show (Pty) Ltd reserves the right to publish the results of awarded products at its discretion.
26. We will accept entries only in English.
27. Entrants must complete all entry fields in full, and we may declare any incomplete entries void.
28. Employees of the event and their immediate family are not allowed to enter the event.
29. If an entrant does not comply with the event’s rules, the organisers reserve the right to cancel their entry.
30. The producer whose product is entered must fully understand the submission and grant the person entering the event the right to enter the product and order stickers. If the organisers discover otherwise, they will hold the person entering the event liable for any financial commitments made.
31. If, for any reason, the organisers are unable to hold the judging or provide results to entrants, they will refund half of the entrant’s entry fee. They will not incur any additional damages to the event or any of the companies involved.
32. To make a claim against The Awards Show (Pty) Ltd for defective stickers, you must return the stickers to Vitis Vinifera Awards in Stellenbosch within 7 days after the delivery date. The Awards Show (Pty) Ltd will, at its discretion, either replace or credit proven defective stickers but will not accept liability for any direct, indirect, or other losses—including losses to third parties and legal expenses—arising from errors in providing stickers, delivery delays, or the unsuitability of the goods for their intended use.
33. The event organisers cannot be held liable for any damage incurred to stickers after the client has accepted them or after a third-party transportation company has transported them.
34. The event organisers reserve the right to change the rules of the event without notice and publish them on the website without prior notice to entrants. Entrants who do not wish to comply with the new event rules may cancel their entries before the closing date. After that, they must follow the event’s rules.