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Suikerbossie ‘I Want You’ Pinotage Petit Verdot 2009

July 29, 2011
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The charming simplicity of the label design was what attracted me to this little bottle. The graphics have a few lovely touches, not least the foliage sprouting from the bar code on the reverse label (see below); there was also the fact that – as far as I can recall – I’ve never seen these [...]

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Stellenzicht Rhapsody 2004

April 8, 2011
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South African winemakers have been in a bit of a quandary regarding Pinotage in the last few decades but now seem more assured with what to do with this grape variety as it is increasingly being used as a blending component to lend backbone, structure and a bit of New World exotic elegance to wine [...]

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Stanford Hills Jacksons Pinotage 2006

August 19, 2009
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Discuss the pinotage grape variety in a room full of wine buffs and you’ll pretty much split the room down the middle. I call it the Marmite grape as the wines it produces you either love or hate – there are no grey areas. Conceived as the love child cross between the Cinsault (or Hermitage [...]

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Pinotage

May 13, 2009
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This deep rouge coloured South African beauty resulted from a viticultural cross between Pinot Noir and Hermitage (the South African name for Cinsaut) in 1925. Pinotage is budget friendly and lends itself as a great accompaniment to a variety of meals. Pinotage Grape Pinotage vines are easy to grow, with the grapes ripening early with [...]

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