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For immediate release 2015-02-18

VERITAS TO CELEBRATE 25th

ANNIVERSARY IN STYLE

In 2015 the Veritas Awards, South Africa's oldest and most authoritative wine show, celebrates 25 years

of excellence in wine. Organised by the South African National Wine Show Association (SANWSA), the

competition has been setting the benchmark for local wines for a quarter of a century and the Veritas

emblem is widely regarded as an unrivalled symbol of quality.

In the first of a series of events to celebrate the glittering milestone, an exclusive food and wine event will

be presented on 24 February 2015 at Punchinello's Restaurant in the Montecasino Tsogo Sun Hotel,

Fourways, Johannesburg.

The dinner, titled “Chefs of Distinction” will be prepared by guest chef Dion Vengatass from the Mount

Nelson Hotel in Cape Town and has been designed to complement a selection of eight of the recent

Veritas Gold and Double Gold winning wines. Dion is a member of the team of chefs who will represent

South Africa at the Culinary Olympics in Germany in 2016. His sumptuous four course menu will include a

starter of trendy baby beetroots in a special salad, an entreé of roast chicken ravioli, slow cooked beef

sirloin main and seasonal fruit inspired dessert.

Veritas vice-chairperson and well-known Cape Wine Master, Bennie Howard, will discuss the wines and

share interesting insights on the history and operations of Veritas. Tickets for this not to be missed event

are R350 per person and bookings can be made at Montecasino Hotel on 011 367 4367.

For more information about the Veritas Awards, visit www.veritas.co.za or follow Veritas Awards on

Facebook, Twitter and Google+.

ENDS

Issued by

Marlene Truter Communications tel 083 294 6060 email marlene@marlenetruter.co.za

On behalf of

Veritas Awards tel 021 863 1599 email admin@veritas.co.za