Wine for good – that’s the long story made short! You don’t have to read further, that’s all you really need to know. I have so many feelings for what… Read More
Son of the Soil Wines
Tag: pinotage
David & Nadia Pinotage 2018
I think we all agree that great wine starts in the vineyards, right? With their focus on ‘organic, old and dry land bush-vine vineyards from different areas with different soil… Read More
Cecilia Wines
2 years ago, pre pandemic, I dedicated the month of August to celebrating women winemakers. I made a list, I checked it twice…nobody was naughty and everyone was nice. There… Read More
Scions of Sinai Atlantikas Pinotage 2019
We’d just been to a stuffy First Thursday’s exhibition (the art was incredible, but there were too many people and zero air on a very warm summer’s night). We decided… Read More
Pinotage – What’s The Grape
Origin: A cross between Pinot Noir and Cinsaut (then known as Hermitage in SA) that was created in 1925 by Abraham Izak Perold, the first Professor of Viticulture at Stellenbosch… Read More
Intellego Halagasha 2019
I picked this up from Vino Pronto last year and I’m pretty sure I had zero intention of holding onto it for more than a week. That’s the problem with… Read More
Reverie Pinotage 2018
Let’s chat about my fave from Friday’s Constantia Wine Mixer tasting event…held The Range in erm Constantia. Notably, this was meant to be a celebration of rosé…guess who walked away… Read More
Rossouw, Gouws & Clarke Dry Red 2019
When you’re so bad at adulting that you only just realise that today is 12 October?!? Happy International Pinotage Day everyone! And enjoy my panicked tasting notes. Here’s one for… Read More