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Not the best, not the worst

Co-op 2016 Pinotage This is good Pinotage - not the best pinotage I've ever tasted but it's ma million miles away from the worst and it...

Not so much bin end as binned

The Ruins Bon Cap Wines Pinotage 2013 Formerly available from Appelation Wines, Edinburgh I swirled this around in the decanter,...

Hunt one out

Fairview barrel aged pinotage 2016 Barrel aged - as in well cared for and nurtured - this is a stonking pinotage.uillermo swartland...

They can't all be great

Cleefs 2015 pinotage It's a shame that I can't like all pinotage bottles with equal passion. This looks red in the glass and has...

To be fair......

Fairview barrel aged Pinotage 2016 Available from Waitrose at just under a tenner It’s a really traditional looking label but this is a...

Not so "Petit" pinotage

Petit Pinotage 2016 Ken Forrester wines Stellenbosch This is the second of my 12 different pinotages. It was given 12 hours to muscle up...

Pinotage Number 1 - Beyerskloof 2015

Pinotage number 1 Beyerskloof grand reserve 2015 The Beyerskloof vineyard is just outside Stellenbosch but it’s only been belting out...

And so it begins......

I recently turned 60 and to celebrate, my wife bought me a stupendous gift - a whole case of Pinotage. Pinotage is my favourite grape...

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