{"id":2697,"date":"2016-11-28T09:45:45","date_gmt":"2016-11-28T09:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vasariglobal.com\/?p=2697"},"modified":"2016-12-30T10:14:25","modified_gmt":"2016-12-30T10:14:25","slug":"kwv-brandy-secures-even-international-awards-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vasariglobal.com\/news\/kwv-brandy-secures-even-international-awards-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"KWV Brandy secures even more International Awards in New York"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; el_class=&#8221;newsItemMainColumn&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;darker-text&#8221;]KWV ends 2016 on a high note at the New York International Spirits Competition Following its reputation as the Best Brandy Producer in the World, KWV in Paarl has just reinforced its standing with more major awards, this time cinched at the 7th annual New York International Spirits Competition (NYISC).<!--more-->[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1732&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span lang=\"EN-ZA\">For this competition, close to 600 spirits from around the world are submitted and reviewed by a panel of expert trade buyers, with products awarded based on their performance. Spirits are also reviewed by country, and the best categories and products in each are identified and awarded accordingly.\u00a0 In the South African class, KWV won \u2018Brandy of the Year\u2019 in three categories: KWV 20-Year-Old Potstill Brandy was named \u201920 Year Brandy of the Year\u2019, KWV Laborie Alambic was named \u20185 Year Brandy of the Year\u2019 and KWV Imoya was named \u20183 Year Brandy of the Year\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>KWV also secured in International Gold Medal for its 20-Year-Old Potstill Brandy and an International Silver Medal for is 15-Year-Old Potstill brandy.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year KWV made history for securing the prestigious title of World\u2019s Best Brandy &amp; Cognac Producer for the second year running at the <span lang=\"EN-ZA\">International Spirit Challenge<\/span><span lang=\"EN-ZA\">, as well as World\u2019s Best Brandy for its KWV 15-Year-Old Alambic Potstill Brandy. It also received four Gold medals for KWV 20-Year-Old, KWV 15-Year-Old, KWV Imoya and KWV Alambic brandies at the same competition, widely regarded as the most influential spirits competition in the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>KWV Master Distiller, Pieter de Bod, said that this collection of international awards should indicate to consumers that KWV Brandies are a product that can be trusted for consistently delivering on quality. \u201cThis quality is measured per international standards \u2013 even against the best Cognac producers \u2013 and, by virtue of its constant brilliant performance in the past five years, KWV has grown into a trusted brand that delivers reliable, high-quality enjoyment,\u201d added De Bod.<\/p>\n<p>He adds \u201c<span lang=\"EN-ZA\">brandies in the KWV collection<\/span><span lang=\"EN-ZA\"> have all secured various trophies and or awards, a line-up of top performances which points to a team that has mastered the art of crafting smooth brandies of a distinct character. We are looking forward to move this winning brand DNA to even greater heights in 2017.\u201d<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;arrowLink&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1483091192724{margin-top: 10px !important;}&#8221;]<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wine.co.za\/news\/news.aspx?NEWSID=29793&amp;SOURCE=NewsFeedDaily&amp;MEMBERID=21100#.WDvZPXtb67c.twitter\" target=\"_blank\">View Original Article<\/a><br \/>\nwine.co.za[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; el_class=&#8221;newsItemMainColumn&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;darker-text&#8221;]KWV ends 2016 on a high note at the New York International Spirits Competition Following its reputation as the Best Brandy Producer in the World, KWV in Paarl has just reinforced its standing with more major awards, this time cinched at the 7th annual New York International Spirits Competition (NYISC).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2698,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"post_series":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - 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