10 of the best South African wines - Daily Telegraph
25 May 2012, 4:47 pm
Even pinotage, notorious as something of an acquired taste, is producing some wonderful fruit-driven wines. Next year's football World Cup will be held in South Africa and to help you start preparing your palate here is my top 10. Ken Forrester knows his ...

WINE: In vino be civilisation and lubrication - Business Day South Africa
25 May 2012, 12:26 am
At the Trophy Wine Show he judged the Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinotage, Rosé and fortified and "sticky" classes. He described the last day as "the best day of judging I’ve ever had. The diversity of classes kept the day fresh, as did the ...

Sicilian wines show top style in quality, design and taste - The Chronicle Herald
24 May 2012, 5:43 am
Drinking well now but can develop further over the next five years. Beyerskloof Chenin Blanc Pinotage 2011, Wine of Origin, Coastal Region, South Africa, 13 per cent, $19, Bishop’s Cellar, Bishop’s Landing. This improbable blend of the red Pinotage ...

Culinary sophistication added to Kelowna's list of attractions - Calgary Herald
20 May 2012, 10:44 pm
The View has already garnered awards since its inaugural vintage in 2007. I was especially taken by the 2009 Reserve Pinotage and the 2009 Pinotage, silky, elegant and fairly robust reds. You can't miss this winery, located on East Kelowna's Fab Five Wine ...

Wine of the week - thisissomerset.co.uk
19 May 2012, 3:11 am
Leap Point South African Fairtrade Pinotage 2011 (£7.99) is from Sainsbury's ever-growing Taste the Difference range. I don't often get excited by Pinotage, South Africa's only native grape variety, but this one is outstanding. It is a dense, dark red ...

Winery and hospitality business up for sale for first time - Voxy
17 May 2012, 9:43 pm
Because all wine sales are direct to the public in one aspect or another on-site, Ascension has been an innovator with rare and unusual varieties - such as viognier, flora, malbec, pinotage and tannat all grown on site. The varieties sit alongside the more ...

Grand Central Oyster Bar, Sommelier Lisa Carley Present Soft-Shell Crab, S. African Wine Pairing - PR-USA.net
16 May 2012, 1:45 pm
3rd Course: Sauteed Baby Soft-Shell Crab with Sweet Pink Peppercorn Beurre Blanc over Broccolini paired with Simonsig Pinotage 2011. Log on to www.oysterbarny.com to check out the Oyster Bar’s daily menu. Celebrating its 99th year in 2012, the Grand ...

Argentina's great gift to the world of wine - 中国酒业新闻网
16 May 2012, 12:16 am
In fact, Argentina now grows more than 70 per cent of the world's malbec so it is perhaps not surprising that it has become linked in the public's mind with South America in the same way as zinfandel is linked to California and pinotage to South Africa.

Think pink: Italian rosé - Financial Times
11 May 2012, 3:24 pm
Co-op stores in the UK have been selling it and the 2011 at £7.50 but although it has been hanging around on my tasting table all this time, Fairview, La Capra Pinotage 2010 Paarl is far from dead. With its Victorian fairground label and big, brash fruit ...