Comments on: Pinotage Wine Tasting – Episode #590

By: Bobbie Smith

Bobbie Smith — Wed, 27 May 2009 01:03:36 +0000

You had a pinotage recently on one of your shows and I had to go out and find some more. I had Goats Do Roam, a pinotage blend, and another pinotage within the last month that left me wondering if I should continue with this wine. (The Goats Do Roam was so gamey that I couldn’t stop thinking about goats and while that might be the terroir of the estate, it wasn’t too appealing to me.) Glad I kept up the search. Found some more banana in the last week, and I love when these wines have a hint of vanilla too. It goes well with the banana. Ok, enough blabbing.

QOTD: I think of a guy that lived in Capetown and picked my husband and I up as we hitchhiked across Kauai. Good guy, obviously, because we needed a shower. Every person I have ever met from South Africa was unbelievably friendly and they love their country. I need to go there.

By: Logan

Logan — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 06:16:47 +0000

QOTD: Bright blue skies and deep blue ocean, contrasts and beauty under the hot African sun… that sounded pretty corny haha

I love Pinotage!

By: Raul

Raul — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 01:54:06 +0000

Just went to S Africa for the first time last November and visited several wineries in Stellenbosch. Since then I have been more curious about Pinotages. Enjoyed the show!!

By: Gary Meyer

Gary Meyer — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:15:43 +0000

There’s nothing wrong with the way he pronounces it.. except maybe a little too much emphasis on the “o”… in South Africa we say it more like “Pin-a-Tage”

By: Dessert Wine Nerd

Dessert Wine Nerd — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 05:18:53 +0000

Another show about a grape I knew nothing about. Once again, thank you. QOTD: Sadly, apartheid.

By: Adam J

Adam J — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:29:56 +0000

QOTD: Nelson Mandela….jump up for Nelson Mandela!!

By: CBone

CBone — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:18:04 +0000

QOTD: Claire

By: Egbert

Egbert — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:33:34 +0000

Opened a Sebeka Pinotage for the first time last month.
Initial nose was like dunking into a vat of Swiss high cacao chocolate while standing a the top of a snowy mountain. Not a York Pepper Mint Patty type of thing but not the hot chocolate type of warm and fuzzy chocolate. This was a cool snap of a thin, high quality chocolate rubbed with an ice cube so it gets hard and stands-up kind of chocolate aroma. Yeah, kind of a sexy, revealing, slap you in the face, chocolate.

This lasted for about 5-7 minutes before all that aroma bled off into the other, remaining aromas. It very much grabbed my attention.

At the grocery store the next week, I got a False Bay that he just reviewed, for <$10 US. I also was surprised at the value I got there. I will be going back to add stock of the False Bay.

QOTD: Rugby (Springboks uniform is my mental picture)

By: Justin L. Ove

Justin L. Ove — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 03:46:09 +0000

Great show, you were on like flan.
QOTD: Ahab

By: DCaseyLee

DCaseyLee — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:30:40 +0000

QOTD- Lion