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31 October 2022
WoTM - De Grendel 'Amandelboord' Pinotage, Durbanville 2019
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My Wine of The Month for October is De Grendel Amandelboord Pinotage 2019 (Estate Wine of Origin Durbanville). This is a most enjoyable n...
08 October 2022
Pinotage Day is Today
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Which Pinotage shall I open? Which Pinotage will you open?
07 October 2022
It was never the grape’s fault says Beyerskloof winemaker Anri Truter
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“It was never the grape’s fault,” Beyerskloof winemaker Anri Truter says of the historical perception of Pinotage in the UK. This is the fi...
30 September 2022
WoTM - 2020 False Bay Pinotage The Last of the First
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My Wine of The Month for September is 2020 False Bay Pinotage The Last of the First Schapenberg Single Vineyard (W.O. Stellenbosch) Thi...
2022 Winners - Top 10, Vintage, Blend and Rose
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2022 Absa Top 10 Pinotage Winners (130 entries) Beeslaar Pinotage 2020 Stellenbosch Abrie Beeslaar Beyerskloof Winemakers Reserve P...
31 July 2022
WoTM - 2017 Laibach
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My Wine of the Month for July 2022 is 2017 Laibach Pinotage Every time, and there weren’t many, that I’ve had Laibach before it’s been bo...
10 June 2022
The First UK Pinotage
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In June 2018 the first commercial Pinotage vineyard was planted in England, see here . Now the first Pinotage wine has been produced from t...
31 May 2022
WoTM - Fort Ross Pinotage 2007
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My Wine of The Month for May is 2007 Fort Ross Pinotage Fort Ross Vineyard (California, Sonoma Coast) The cork split and my Butlers’ Friend ...
30 April 2022
WoTM - Durbanville Hills Pinotage 2018 The Promenade Collectors Reserve
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My Wine of The Month for April is Durbanville Hills Pinotage 2018 The Promenade Collectors Reserve . The wine was closed with a DIAM, prin...
31 March 2022
WoTM - Abraham and the Heretics 2018
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My Wine of The Month for March is Abraham and the Heretics Pinotage 2018. I first came across this wine in 2015 at a tasting, but this year...
28 February 2022
WoTM - Kanonkop Estate Pinotage 1990
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I've enjoyed several Pinotage this month that were candidates for Wine of the Month, most notably a stunning Spier 21 Gables 2016, but...
08 February 2022
Delheim Pinotage Rosé is wine expert's Valentine tip
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Matthew Nugent in The Irish Sun says "I’m a wine expert and these are the top ten wines to treat yourself and a loved one to this Vale...
31 January 2022
WoTM - Robertson Winery ‘Longbeach’ Pinotage 2020
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My Wine of the Month for January is - Robertson Winery ‘Longbeach’ Pinotage 2020. I assume Longbeach is the importers own on-trade label, ...
31 December 2021
WoTM (and WoTY) - Beyerskloof Pinotage 2019
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My Wine of the Month for December – and indeed my Wine of the Year for 2021 is Beyerskloof Pinotage 2019. This is their entry level ...
30 November 2021
WoTM 2018 De Waal Pinotage
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My Wine of the Month for November is De Waal Pinotage 2018. DeWaal have the world's oldest Pinotage vineyard from which they bottle ...
27 November 2021
Beeslaar 2018 - 'more layers than a millefeuille'
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Matthew Jukes writing in MoneyWeek says of Beeslaar Pinotage 2018 Beeslaar has nothing but pristine, gloriously appointed, velvety fruit –...
19 November 2021
Platter 5 Star Pinotages and Cape Blends
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This year there are a record number of wines awarded 5 Stars in the annual Platter Guide to South African wines. They include: Pinotage Bell...
14 November 2021
Another Pinotage Convert - Victoria Moore
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Wine writer and Daily Telegraph wine columnist Victoria Moore has seen the light. In her article titled "Why you need to try Pinotag...
31 October 2021
WoTM 2010 Meerendal Estate Pinotage Single Vineyard 'The Heritage Block'
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My Wine of the Month for October is 2010 Meerendal Estate Pinotage Single Vineyard 'The Heritage Block' (WO Durbanville). I opened...
27 October 2021
Absa Top 10 Pinotage 2021 Virtual Tasting
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If you are in South Africa and have 995 Rand to spare there's an interesting online tasting on 25 November of the 2021 Pinotage Top 10 w...
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