Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen received a variety of gifts in 2025, including 12 bottles of wine, four ...

October 10, 2015, is the International Pinotage Day, so if you have not tasted this wine grape variety before this is a good time to do it. If you are already familiar with Pinotage, then why not ...

International Pinotage Day is celebrated on 10 October, so set any prejudices aside and discover what South Africans have been enjoying for decades, one of that country's most enjoyable, well ...

Welcome to Pinotage, a haven of South African cuisine in the Chinese capital. It's owned and operated by Toby Cao, who also acts as its chef.

Today pinotage is hardly seen outside the Cape but it is planted across South Africa’s winelands. It represents 7.2% of the country’s vineyards and is the third most planted red wine grape ...

There's an interesting phenomenon happening in Pinotage, the coexistence of both the old and new-wave. The one is big, round, and forceful, with strong tannins and higher alcohol (it's not as high as ...

Red wines drinkers have a “love-hate” too. It is called Pinotage, and it is a wine that is made in South Africa. This grape was developed in 1925 by a professor by the name of Abraham Perold.

I think pinotage does really well here in Stellenbosch, in Bottelary specifically. If you look at the producers in this area, you've got Kanonkop, L’Avenir, Simonsig, Beyerskloof.

Notes of spray paint and burnt tires in the largely South African varietal have turned Lettie Teague off Pinotage in the past, but she conducts a broad tasting in search of pleasant surprises.

Pinotage has been accused of tasting like burnt rubber tyres, a tin of baked beans, spray-paint and banana. The worst is probably being likened to nail polish remover.

Wine Town Stellenbosch 2025 is underway, with big-name producers like Ernie Els Wines, Spier, and Beyerskloof drawing wine lovers to the Cape’s vinous heartland. The nine-day festival features over ...