Today’s show is a return to podcasting after seven weeks off this time focusing on Pinotage ... of announcements. Show Notes: 00:22 - Welcome and show theme 01:06 - Pinotage background 04:00 - Tasting Notes 04:50 - Zonnebloem , Pinotage, Stellenbosch, South Africa 2003 ($12) *+ 05:14 - Robertson Winery , Pinotage, Robertson, South Africa 2003 ($9) 05:39 - Fleur du Cap , Pinotage, Coastal Region...

:26 - Stormhoek, Pinotage 2005 ($10) + 30:51 - Best of Tasting * 30:56 - Best Value + 31:06...

Rating: I Wouldn’t Make Faces ________________________________ Obikwa Pinotage Rosé 2005 Country: South Africa Producer: Distillers Corporation Ltd. Blend: 100% Pinotage Alcohol: 12.8 ... . If the Pinotage Rosé is any indication of the quality of the rest of the varieties, I think we’ll...

Initial tastings did not sufficiently impress, so Pinotage was largely ignored until 1961, when a 1959 vintage Pinotage won the Grand Championship at the Cape Young Wine Show, South Africa's long-running and uniquely-themed wine competition. There was a subsequent rush towards planting Pinotage vines ... and many farmers overproduced. The resulting wines didn't show the early potential and Pinotage tended...

It is with great pride that Grape Thinking introduces Peter F May as a guest blogger on our site. Peter is the founder of The Pinotage Club, an international cyber-based fan club for wines made from the Pinotage variety and he has been awarded Honorary Membership of the Pinotage Producers Association in 2004...

Neil Pendock reports on a massive vote of confidence for SA’s unique cultivar, Pinotage, from SA’s largest bank...

Ruarri asked me to write some pieces about  Pinotage for this site, and I’m going to look at this variety by focusing on the winery that is most closely linked with Pinotage  - Kanonkop Estate. Part 1 - The Pinotage Buzz by Peter F May Kanonkop Estate’s 2004 Pinotage is causing an online buzz. Gary Vaynerchuk of Wine Library...

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Forum: Wine Talk Posted By: Jake Hartinger Post Time: 08-29-2008 at 09:11 PM

*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Bottlenotes .Or rather, to a Pinotage/Shiraz ... chose the Dinner Party club, and received this Pinotage/Shiraz in a shipment along with a bottle of Petite Sirah Port that I have yet to try.The wine was a 2006 Seven Sisters "Dawn" Pinotage/Shiraz from ... , and what an incredible value it was. I'd never had a Pinotage before and I was happy to try one...