{"id":4589,"date":"2012-03-29T22:37:04","date_gmt":"2012-03-29T22:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/?p=4589"},"modified":"2012-03-29T22:37:04","modified_gmt":"2012-03-29T22:37:04","slug":"more-top-100-judging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/uncategorized\/more-top-100-judging","title":{"rendered":"More Top 100 judging"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Yesterday was another glorious day, most of which was spent judging wines.<\/p>\n

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This year’s Top 100 South African Wines has seen a higher standard of entries than last year. In part, this reflects the fast pace of change here: South African wines are getting better each year at the top end.<\/p>\n

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But it probably also stems from the increased confidence in the competition: last year, many people didn’t enter because they weren’t sure it would succeed.<\/p>\n

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I’ve enjoyed judging a lot. It’s a great setting here in St James, Cape Town. Literally yards from the sea, it’s easy to relax between sessions. And the judges are great. We have really enjoyed our interactions.<\/p>\n

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