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Category: Pinotage

Collectors Reserve Pinotage Awarded Top 10 Accolade
2 months ago Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Durbanville Hills

Collectors Reserve Pinotage Awarded Top 10 Accolade

Pinotage is certainly one of the cultivars that requires a gentle touch and literally needs nurturing from the vine and […]

De Krans Pinotage Rosé Does It Again
October 18, 2020 Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt De Krans Wines

De Krans Pinotage Rosé Does It Again

  For the 3rd year in a row the De Krans Pinotage Rosé has been awarded the prestigious Double Gold […]

Celebrating International Pinotage Day with the Barista Pinotage 2019
October 9, 2020 Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Pinotage

Celebrating International Pinotage Day with the Barista Pinotage 2019

UNVEILING THE BARISTA PINOTAGE 2019   “Think of chocolate coated espresso coffee beans with candied cherries and butterscotch. Does this […]

Momberg Pinotage 2018 – Heritage In A Bottle
September 24, 2020 Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Middelvlei Wine Estate

Momberg Pinotage 2018 – Heritage In A Bottle

The Momberg family of Middelvlei Wines are not only synonymous with heritage, but they have also paved the way as […]

Middelvlei’s Free-Run Pinotage Scores 90 In Pinotage Report
August 24, 2020 Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Middelvlei Wine Estate

Middelvlei’s Free-Run Pinotage Scores 90 In Pinotage Report

Well-known for their superb wine range, Middelvlei Wines in Stellenbosch earned further recognition this week when their Free-Run Pinotage 2018 […]

Time Manner Place – Flagstone’s Ethereal Salute to South African Vinification
November 16, 2019 Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Flagstone Wines

Time Manner Place – Flagstone’s Ethereal Salute to South African Vinification

Simply put, Flagstone’s Time Manner Place is Pinotage decadence. A result of obsessive winemaking and characterised by its ravishing fruit, […]

Flagstone Poetry In Motion
November 3, 2019 Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Chenin Blanc

Flagstone Poetry In Motion

  Flagstone introduces Pinotage and Chenin Blanc varietals to the 2019 vintage of the Poetry Range. These two new proudly […]

Middelvlei Free-Run Pinotage 2018 – Celebrating South Africa’s Heritage
September 21, 2019 Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Middelvlei Wine Estate

Middelvlei Free-Run Pinotage 2018 – Celebrating South Africa’s Heritage

Pinotage, a varietal unique to South Africa, is the perfect red wine to raise a glass to South Africa’s heritage […]

New Survivor flagship is best Pinotage at Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show
June 15, 2019 Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Cultivar

New Survivor flagship is best Pinotage at Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show

Survivor Pinotage Reserve 2017, a new addition to this unbridled Swartland wine range, has triumphed as the top Pinotage at […]

Pinotage and Biltong Festival 2019
April 29, 2019 Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Cultivar

Pinotage and Biltong Festival 2019

These days wine is paired with just about everything from cheese and chocolate, to ice cream and nougat. If you […]

Pinotage and Biltong Festival ~ A sea of purple and white
March 30, 2019 Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Cultivar

Pinotage and Biltong Festival ~ A sea of purple and white

Get your purple and white outfits ready, round up some friends and don’t miss out on the this year’s Pinotage […]

Durbanville Hills – Collectors Reserve Range
November 10, 2018 Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Chardonnay

Durbanville Hills – Collectors Reserve Range

Just 20 minutes from Cape Town lies a wine valley with rolling hills and flourishing vineyards that produce some of […]

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