The visual makes the name of the wine easier to remember, especially since the winery is famed for its award winning Pinotage. Kanonkop was the only Pinotage available at my Manhattan wine store, and had been highly recommended by a clerk. Africa abrie beeslaar cabernet sauvignon johann krige kanonkop Pinotage South Africa

Africa and daughter of Warwick founder Stan Radcliffe, is the force behind the famous Bordeaux blend, Trilogy, popularized Cabernet Franc, and was instrumental in launchng the Pinotage society so it is natural that these wines are consistent award winners (though there are other award winning red blends, and Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc as well).

They even have a Kosher range (sparkling brut, Chardonnay, Pinotage, Merlot). Arco Laamar & Harry Haddon (checked shirt). Two wineries being neighborly!”. Glen Carlou and Backsberg are neighboring wineries in Paarl who kindly hosted me for a tasting of both wines, then lunch at Backsberg’s lovely al fresco restaurant. Glen Carlou Website.

Later, I attended the Masterclass called "Chenin & Pinotage—stars of past, present and future". Johan de Villiers, Senior Winemaker for Stellenbosch winery Spier, took us through mini verticals of top selection Chenin Blanc and Pinotage from their super premium Private Collection range. Masterclasses. More Excitement. Until 2012!

Red wine varietals that tend to benefit from a good bit of oak include: Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinotage, Chianti, Zinfandel, Nebbiolo, Tempranillo and Syrah. Oak is utilized somewhat like a “seasoning” to add flavor and palate appeal to a wine. Which Wines are Typically Oaked? Why Oak Wine? Where is the barrel from?

Have gradations for Pinotage akin to Rioja (crianza, reserva, gran reserva) to indicate at a glance the degree of seriousness of the wine. Ken Forrester likes Chenin Blanc. Just don’t call it Steen. In his opinion, the best Chenin needs cool and sunshine, which may sound like a paradox. g/l, and 12 g/l residual sugar.). Prohibit corks.

The Pinotage seminar and tutored tasting that followed featured Albrie Beeslaar from Kanonkop , whom I contacted several months ago with a question about Pinotage. "So how would one remark on the differences between a South African Chenin Blanc and a Loire Chenin Blanc during a blind tasting," one participant wanted to know.

Then on the extgreme right was a Cape Cross 04, a very unique wine made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Pinotage (the cross between Pinot Noir and Cinsault). Tags: News cabernet franc cabernet sauvignon merlot ntsiki biyela Pinotage sa woman winermaker of the world sojourn South Africa stellekaya Or because of color." Biyela.

Minerality and quince Dolcetto D’Alba punched the palate While Pinotage Rosé dumped tar and compost Our bags were [.].

Recently I tasted 2007 Kanonkop Pinotage with an eye on how I would know it was a 2007 South African Pinotage if I had to identify it blind. Q: Abrie, by tasting the wine "blind" what do you feel are the signatures of Pinotage in general, and your wine specifically? Yet to me, all Pinotages are "fruity."

tallywineguy @drvino I think pinotage is more divisive than CF. Writing in Friday’s Globe and Mail of Toronto, Beppi Crosariol, the paper’s wine columnist, weighs in on the topic of Cabernet Franc. He’s not a fan of the grape. You can find many of these same people downloading unsigned artists to their iPods.&#.

Last night at dusk I slipped into Xai Xai on West 51st–a dim lit wood centric South African wine bar. At six, the small bar was nearly full, but the tables were empty. I sat by the window without a draft, in warm light that was readily absorbed by a dark slate floor. With brick

The good people of Nederburg were also kind enough to pour 6 other wines, a Sauvignon blanc, a Chardonnay, a late harvest riesling, a Shiraz, a Cabernet Sauvignon & a Pinotage. All the wines were pleasant and enjoyable - even the pinotage which I am normally not a big fan of. Africa) & 23% chardonnay. PERFECT!

Its hot, it's dry and they do Chenin Blanc and invented pinotage. And pinotage only scratches the surface of the history of viticulture in South Africa. Let's talk South Africa. That sounds simple enough. Done.right. Wrong! Laws were already put in place by the wine growers commission named the KLW and yields were controlled.

Well ladies and gentlemen, the results are in. will be copying a list of wines & their scores from Israeli Wine Critic Daniel Rogov's "Wine & Food Forum".  I am waiting for my physical copy of the issue to arrive before I comment specifically.  More comments later.  Without further ado, the scores.

blended with Pinotage (I'm not a fan), or full of Brett (brettanomyces). Too "tired" from all the wine last night to blog. But I was out at a couple of important places and there is lots to write. So without further ado. was to have drinks with a gentleman who was interested in being involved with the Israel Wine project I am working on.

mean, I know there was a pinotage that was subtle but missing something and we bought some more bubbly that wasn't too bad but there was one that stuck out in my mind; and of all the eight or so wines this was the most interesting. Spring-cleaning comes and goes and then we get busy again (like we never were.ha!), What is that you may ask?

It starts out with primarily shiraz (syrah) and a good amount of the South African original, pinotage, a viticultural cross of Cinsaut and Pinot Noir created in the 1920's. know about the creation of pinotage and other varietals like Chenin Blanc that are doing well there but I don't know the history of the area to well. It is huge.

After the pinotage blend it was time for the 2003 Ventana syrah. [link] I go into a wine shop I often pass by the California, Washington and Oregon sections just because I am always on the lookout for some old school obscure grape that I have never heard of before. always figured that the states would have to wait. And more often than not.or