Ubuntu Sommeliers Trophy

For the 2026 Ubuntu International Sommelier Trophy, we will make sure that our glassware is perfectly pristine, thanks to the advance technology of Winterhalter glasswashers.

The Stellenbosch Wine Routes competition will be bigger than ever! Stellenbosch will be the capital of the wine world on the 7th of December 2026.

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Higgo Jacobs is one of the most respected sommeliers in South Africa, and a key stakeholder of the ASI - Association de la Sommellerie Internationale where he serves as director of the by-laws committee, and sits at the Ethic Committee.
His integrity cannot be questioned and his ability to assess candidates has been proven at international contests.
We were very happy to welcome him at the Stellenbosch Wine Routes Ubuntu Trophy, making sure our candidates were assessed in the most professional way.
Thank you Higgo.

How many of these talented young sommeliers will be competing at the Stellenbosch Wine Routes Ubuntu Trophy 2026?
Mark the date, Monday 7th of December, sommeliers from Africa meet at Lanzerac Hotel for the largest sommelier contest ever seen on African soil.

The Stellenbosch Wine Routes Ubuntu International Sommelier Trophy first started as a competition between South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Since then it evolved into the largest sommelier contest in Africa, hopefully welcoming Sommelier Association of Kenya - SOKA, Association des Sommeliers de l' Ile Maurice and Nigeria in 2026, to challenge Zimbabwe and South Africa.

Thanks to our partners, we make the African sommellerie globally relevant.

South African Sommeliers Association
Sommeliers Association of Zimbabwe