WeekendWarrior80 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Cheese and wine time. Delarey and Underachiever 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaynejG Posted September 18, 2020 Share For me, a Merlot is my go to wine. By far my favourite. WeekendWarrior80 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_ Posted September 18, 2020 Share Nope. Delarey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy Posted September 18, 2020 Share It has been one of those weeks... Warthog whisperer, Underachiever, Red Robin and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mon-goose Posted September 19, 2020 Share last night was durbanville hills merlot Underachiever 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delarey Posted September 29, 2020 Share Some daytime drinking with a view to match. Underachiever and Lotus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delarey Posted October 1, 2020 Share I have noticed that Pinotage is not receiving any love on this thread, so let me do my part. WeekendWarrior80 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefmeister Posted October 1, 2020 Share I have noticed that Pinotage is not receiving any love on this thread, so let me do my part.There’s only a handful of exceptional ones. It’s a rather average variety in general, but probably deserves more focus, planting in cooler climate regions that yields more complexity in the wines. Inherently it has some flaws, where bitterness can be an issue that pops up and warmer fermentations that result in more esters being produced that gives banana flavours that the old pinotages were typically known for. It makes nice Rosé and mcc base wines though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delarey Posted October 1, 2020 Share There’s only a handful of exceptional ones. It’s a rather average variety in general, but probably deserves more focus, planting in cooler climate regions that yields more complexity in the wines. Inherently it has some flaws, where bitterness can be an issue that pops up and warmer fermentations that result in more esters being produced that gives banana flavours that the old pinotages were typically known for. It makes nice Rosé and mcc base wines though.I think its a very misunderstood cultivar. In my opinion there are three different styles: plummy cheap Pinotage, Coffee Pinotage, and then the more expensive Pinotage (Pinot Noir style). I am not a fan of coffee Pinotage (although it is quite popular) and the cheap Pinotage is like any other cheap red wine. There only a few estates that make the nicer one and they definitely don’t come in under R100/bottle. When done well though, its one of my favorite cultivars.  I do think it blends well though. There are a number of Cape Blends that punches way above their weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_ Posted October 1, 2020 Share I think its a very misunderstood cultivar. In my opinion there are three different styles: plummy cheap Pinotage, Coffee Pinotage, and then the more expensive Pinotage (Pinot Noir style). I am not a fan of coffee Pinotage (although it is quite popular) and the cheap Pinotage is like any other cheap red wine. There only a few estates that make the nicer one and they definitely don’t come in under R100/bottle. When done well though, its one of my favorite cultivars.  I do think it blends well though. There are a number of Cape Blends that punches way above their weight.The coffee experiment was/is a truly awful endevour Nokka 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delarey Posted October 1, 2020 Share The coffee experiment was/is a truly awful endevourIronically the Cape Town Good Food and Wine Expo at the CTCC used to have a public voting system where attendees voted for their favorite wine at the expo. Almost every year a Coffee Pinotage won.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delarey Posted October 9, 2020 Share Pleasantly surprised by this one. Received it as a present and did not have high hopes based on the label. I have no idea about the price, but I suspect it is punching way above its weight. Will have to try and source some more. Â Underachiever 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_ Posted October 10, 2020 Share Cheap and cheerful Reyneke last night. Luckily for the wallet, we actually prefer this one over the Cornerstone red. Â Another vineyard I'd like to visit. The biodynamic farming story is very interesting. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerryonimo Posted October 13, 2020 Share Delarey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerryonimo Posted October 16, 2020 Share IMG-20201012-WA0003-WADDEFOK.jpgIMG-20201012-WA0003-WADDEFOK.jpgApologies for the double photo, my first time posting in this relatively new format.My mate sent this to me, love the Osjaar reference! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanniri Posted October 16, 2020 Share I have not tried either, but also saw the article. I found it fascinating that the Chenin is from the Olifants River area. On their website I see it's from a vineyard in Clainwilliam. I love the old vine Chenins from Swarland. Apart from the big names like Eben Sadie and Adi Badenhorst there are a number of smaller producers with brilliant Swartland Chenins (Albert Ahrens, Jacques de Klerk, Jocelyne Hogan Wilson). Albert Ahrens - he makes excellent MCC also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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