My Wine of The Month of June is Niel Joubert Pinotage Patrysbult 2022. It's a light bodied interpretation of the grape, translucent in the glass. Very drinkable, but I had it in a restaurant on one of the hottest days so far this year and it was too warm so I added a few ice cubes.
I understand the label is used on exports to add a little more provenance and background story.
I enjoyed it with a meal, but it would be very suitable for drinking on its own.
My Wine of The Month for May is Stellenrust Corner Stone Pinotage 2023, WO Stellenbosch.
It is fermented in open concrete tanks with manual punch down of the cap every two hours for another 4-5 days. The wine is then drained from the skins and further fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks. After fermentation has been completed, it is matured in 100% French oak over a period of 12-14 months.
There's sweet berry fruits and about an hour after opening the wine really opened up and became smoothly supple. This wine no doubt has a long life, but why wait when it's lovely and so enjoyable now.
I visited the winery for a tasting in November last year and brought Corner Stone home with me.
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A Year in Paarl
A I Perold's
A Treatise
on Viticulture
A I Perold (1880-1941) was South Africa's first Professor of Viticulture and Oenology. He dedicated himself to improving the quality of grapes for wine, brandy and the table. He studied wine and brandy production in Europe, imported more than 60 varieties to the Cape and bred new ones. Perold said this book “is intended to serve both the student and the practical grape-grower. There are in it technical passages that will appeal more to the student, e.g. the chapters dealing with the biology of the vine, its external and internal morphology, the theory of grafting. My remarks on the practice of viticulture, such as those dealing with the propagation, manuring and pruning of the vine, the production of table grapes for export, will, it is hoped, assist the practical grape-grower as well as the student.” This is a newly typeset reprint, not a photocopy. Text on the 712 pages have been aligned to match the original pagination so any external references to pages in the Treatise will be valid in this edition
Available in paperback and hardback editions. 712 pages
with
A I Perold
Dr Perolds report on his Paarl experiments 1915 - 1916 reprinted with glossary, introduction and brief biography. Fascinating historical document on viticulture for wine and table grapes, wine and brandy making.
