Franschhoek’s Rupert & Rothschild Merlot/Cabernet Sauvignon has been selected as the third most successful wine in Germany, reports The Big Pond blog.

Weinwirtschaft published a list of “the 100 Most Successful Wines of 2008”, and three South African wines made the list – the Rupert & Rothschild, Nederburg Merlot Foundation at number 23, and KWV’s Roodeberg at number 58. 

The criteria for being judged was wine sales in Germany of 10 000 bottles or more.   Seven hundred wines were submitted for judging on sales success, value for money, and marketing image.