South African red wines

South African red wines - Episode #321

September 26, 2007

Gary Vaynerchuk tastes through 3 South African red wines and gives you his 2 cents!

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“Never had a wine from South Africa but aside from over-oaked wines the…” by Dessert Wine Nerd
“Yo. I went to Stellenbosch back in 1998, which is a cute little town….” by CBone
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2005 Peacock Ridge MerlotSouth African Merlot
2005 Seidelberg Pinotage Roland’s ReserveSouth African Pinotage
2004 Rustenberg John X MerrimanSouth African Red Meritage

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about a week ago

Dessert Wine Nerd
Never had a wine from South Africa but aside from over-oaked wines they sound very interesting and something I need to check out down the line ( theres that promise of mine once again). QOTD: Lucky charms. Classic old school. I love those damn marshmellows. Ive tried buying the cheap generic kind and its just no good. Its got to be the real deal Lucky Charms. But if not Lucky Charms, Cracklin Oat Bran. Both of those I could eat handfuls of out of the box.
about a month ago

CBone
Yo. I went to Stellenbosch back in 1998, which is a cute little town. I went to a winery called…Rust en Vrede? It was terrific, better than some of the others I went to there. But, it was cool going around there. Beautiful wine country, very dramatic.

QOTD: Kashi Heart to Heart Oat Flakes & Wild Blueberry Clusters
about 2 months ago

Logan
Gotta check out some South African wines!

QOTD: good not-too-sweetened chunky granola, or Honey Bunches of Oats. Oh yeah.
about 3 months ago

Buzz
Enjoyed your SA program. I am a big fan of Rustenberg. The Merriman X is nice and sophisticated and interestingly different from year to year. Their Five Soldiers Chardonnay is my favorite white in the world. Splurge on it and Peter Barlow. Though Barlow is a lay down wine that will improve for many years to come.
about 4 months ago

Claudia
Gary I don’t know why i discovered this only today cause you did this review a couple of months ago. But I’m sure glad you did because South African wine is amazing. I have travelled a lot and tasted a lot and I still find South African wines are the highest quality and best value for mony. But then I’m biased considering I just adore South Africa.
about 5 months ago

Emily Lane
addicted to cracklin oat bran
my new favorite south african wine is mulderbosch’s 2007 barrel fermented chardonnay
you should review that one!
about 6 months ago

Chris Tessari
Pinotage makes an interesting style of wine. There are many hybrid varietals in America. I would be interested in watching an American-hybrid episode.
about 8 months ago

VinOrecul
09:17

“Im getting quite a powerful woodie”.

(in a beavis laugh) …he said woodie!
about 9 months ago

HuskerJ
QOTD

Hot: Malt-o-Meal mix of chocolate and Maple Brown Sugar
Cold: Frosted Mini-Wheats
about 11 months ago

Michael H.
QOTD — Fruity Pebbles. No brainer…
about 11 months ago

tarheel17
QOTD: I am in a very small minority, I know, but I really don’t like cereal.

In a pinch, though, Cookie Crisp makes a great dessert.
about 11 months ago

Matt the Lurker
QOTD - Raspberry Oak Monster Crunch or maybe Australian Fruit Leather Loops. Oh, also, Tropical Citrus Surprise.
about 11 months ago

Anthony
GV…your getting a big woody? That is too much information!!!!
about 11 months ago

BobMac
QOTD: Cap’n Crunch is the best.
about 11 months ago

SoCal
QOTD: Big fan of Kix
about 11 months ago

diego de la p....
cinnamon toast crunch!!!!!!
about 11 months ago

Elliot Essman
Great episode. More on Pinotage in the future.

I don’t eat cereal. I usually have meat for breakfast. It reminds me I am on top of the food chain.
about 11 months ago

Karl Laczko
I liked the sound of the Rustenberg, Cab Franc is a fave too. Shame about the Pinotage, I still have high hopes for that grape and, like you, respect S.A. winemaking, they have more to offer.

QOTD - Cereal or Serial? If Cereal then none, I don’t eat breakfast (although Muesli is OK). If Serial then Heroes is good.
about 11 months ago

Mr. Ambassador
Interesting variety of South African wines which were sampled today. Can you address what exactly has changed with the Washington State liquor laws over the last month which no longer allows you to ship to this destination? I still enjoy watching WLTV but I’m really frustrated that I can no longer receive any Wine Library shipments…

QOTD - My three favorites, one of which is always in the cupboard: Golden Grahams, Cracklin Oat Bran and Captain Crunch with Crunchberries.
about 11 months ago

Mike
Honey Nut Cheerios, baby!
about 11 months ago

James Roscoe
Captain Crunch! Great episope. Where can I get the Rustenberg?
about 11 months ago

Lurkerdog
GVNC:

Just got back from two weeks in Portugal. Drank a lot of vinho de casa tinto. It was awesome!
Great wine. Less than 10 euros a bottle at restaurants. Gotta love that. QOTD: I’m a yogurt man.
about 11 months ago

JayZee
Always love those South Africa wine shows. Kudos! QOTD: Cereal? Well, I am NOT a big cereal fan. I do oatmeal (good for that cholesterol problem, you know). However, my wife is a cereal connoisseur and her favorite is Cheerios.
about 11 months ago

David
Interesting show Gary - thanks for all of the facts about S. Africa.

Grape Nuts.
about 11 months ago

Colin
GV and CM - As a former theatre lighting dude - I’m digging the lighting this episode. Very dramatic - keep it up! Oh - and thanks for tasting some SA wines…