EP 590 Pinotage Wine Tasting

South Africa is very proud of the Pinotage grape and today Gary Vaynerchuk tries 3 value driven Pinotage wines on the thunder Show to see how they fare.

Wines tasted in this episode:

Nederberg PinotageSouth African Pinotage
2007 Lion Hunt PinotageSouth African Pinotage
2006 False Bay PinotageSouth African Pinotage

Links mentioned in today’s episode.

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Luca Bercelli

90/100

line of the day – ‘we want to continue to expand your palate no matter if the world is exploding outside’ and ‘this wine reminds me of Reese Witherspoon’

Good wines that surprised Gary and he’s always funny when caught off guard

Tags: Pinotage, red, review, South Africa, Video, wine, wines

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  • Derek F.

    Pinotage is here to stay that’s for sure. Did a quick research and the 2006 south African wines were not outstanding but an excellent vintage.

  • Derek F.

    Pinotage is here to stay that’s for sure. Did a quick research and the 2006 south African wines were not outstanding but an excellent vintage.

  • Nice show Gary!

    Hey, maybe if everyone would look at the other posts (besides their own) they would realize that we all saw/heard the incorrect spelling, clone/blend lingo mishap, pronunciation mistake and incorrect year reference. Relax and roll with it, it’s no big deal. We’re all human and make mistakes.

    QOTD: Poverty

  • Lynda S

    i have never had a pinotage. I need to stop buying wine. I am going to go broke doing that.
    QOTD: Nelson Mandela and Goat do Roam

  • Nice show Gary!

    Hey, maybe if everyone would look at the other posts (besides their own) they would realize that we all saw/heard the incorrect spelling, clone/blend lingo mishap, pronunciation mistake and incorrect year reference. Relax and roll with it, it’s no big deal. We’re all human and make mistakes.

    QOTD: Poverty

  • Lynda S

    i have never had a pinotage. I need to stop buying wine. I am going to go broke doing that.
    QOTD: Nelson Mandela and Goat do Roam

  • Good one GV, Pinotage is a very hard varietal. I don’t love it but don’t hate it either, but I will try a lot of stuff twice or even three times before deciding on anything.

    QOTD: South Africa- Cape Town; South Africa- Mandela; South Africa- Apartheid, South Africa- Tall Horse( syrah ), South Africa- trade routes.

  • Good one GV, Pinotage is a very hard varietal. I don’t love it but don’t hate it either, but I will try a lot of stuff twice or even three times before deciding on anything.

    QOTD: South Africa- Cape Town; South Africa- Mandela; South Africa- Apartheid, South Africa- Tall Horse( syrah ), South Africa- trade routes.

  • Harley Stan

    Cool little show today. Sorry I have not been watching as regular as I should I am way far behind.
    QOTD- Ras Kasas. A little Ethiopian Restaurant in Boulder that we visit fairly often. I usually have a glass of pinotage with dinner there.

  • Harley Stan

    Cool little show today. Sorry I have not been watching as regular as I should I am way far behind.
    QOTD- Ras Kasas. A little Ethiopian Restaurant in Boulder that we visit fairly often. I usually have a glass of pinotage with dinner there.

  • ScottEJ

    QOTD: Ernie Els, Mandela, Apartheid.

    I like Pinotage for it’s unique qualities. Haven’t had alot, but of the ones I have, I thought they were fun.

  • ScottEJ

    QOTD: Ernie Els, Mandela, Apartheid.

    I like Pinotage for it’s unique qualities. Haven’t had alot, but of the ones I have, I thought they were fun.

  • drydrew

    QOTD: Nama, Northern Ndebele, Phuthi, Khoi, Lobedu, Fanagalo, San and English of course.

  • drydrew

    QOTD: Nama, Northern Ndebele, Phuthi, Khoi, Lobedu, Fanagalo, San and English of course.

  • CaseyLee

    Mott! Link it up. . .

  • CaseyLee

    Mott! Link it up. . .

  • drydrew

    QOTD: Afrikaans, isiNdebele, Northern Sotho, Sesotho, Siswati, Xitsonga, Setswana, · Tshiven?a, · isiXhosa, · isiZulu,

  • drydrew

    QOTD: Afrikaans, isiNdebele, Northern Sotho, Sesotho, Siswati, Xitsonga, Setswana, · Tshiven?a, · isiXhosa, · isiZulu,

  • Tom Langan

    PINTOAGE header on the episode and False BOY? Has GV had too much wine?

    QOTD: poverty

  • Tom Langan

    PINTOAGE header on the episode and False BOY? Has GV had too much wine?

    QOTD: poverty

  • lawschooldrunk

    Ha Ha, Gary! We aint gonna let you live it down, false BOY!!!

    QOTD: north africa

  • lawschooldrunk

    Ha Ha, Gary! We aint gonna let you live it down, false BOY!!!

    QOTD: north africa

  • M

    I’ve had pinotage but I have none in my cellar.

  • M

    I’ve had pinotage but I have none in my cellar.

  • Eliot

    Fantastic show!!! Love the value driven episodes.

    QOTD: “I ain’t going to play Sun City”,…Stevie Van Zandt

  • Eliot

    Fantastic show!!! Love the value driven episodes.

    QOTD: “I ain’t going to play Sun City”,…Stevie Van Zandt

  • Would this be the type of wine to buy now $10-13.00 and drink in a few years?

  • Dan Manu

    QOTD: Springbok

  • Would this be the type of wine to buy now $10-13.00 and drink in a few years?

  • Dan Manu

    QOTD: Springbok

  • the2urbs

    Aparatheid

    I do like their Cabs, what is it… Stellenbosch.

  • the2urbs

    Aparatheid

    I do like their Cabs, what is it… Stellenbosch.

  • QOTD – Jungle.

    I really need to figure out how to get your wine to MA – I really want to try these!

  • QOTD – Jungle.

    I really need to figure out how to get your wine to MA – I really want to try these!

  • JCN

    I feel like you had an agenda for this episode…. stock up on Pinotage at Wine Library?!?

  • JCN

    I feel like you had an agenda for this episode…. stock up on Pinotage at Wine Library?!?

  • Kent

    I will rename my band and we will be known as “False Boy” from now on, lol.

    QOTD: Leopard hunting.

  • Kent

    I will rename my band and we will be known as “False Boy” from now on, lol.

    QOTD: Leopard hunting.

  • Anonymous

    QotD – Word Association : when you say South Africa , I say ;

    1. Table Mountain.

    2. Stellenbosch D.O.

    3. Mulderbosch Sauvignon Blanc

  • Murso

    QotD – Word Association : when you say South Africa , I say ;

    1. Table Mountain.

    2. Stellenbosch D.O.

    3. Mulderbosch Sauvignon Blanc

  • thefaamakesmedrink

    Host,

    QOTD: Apartheid.

    Regards,

    Nelson Mandela

  • thefaamakesmedrink

    Host,

    QOTD: Apartheid.

    Regards,

    Nelson Mandela

  • QOTD: Nelson Mandela

    Love this show, although it sounds a little sugerfied…hehe

  • QOTD: Nelson Mandela

    Love this show, although it sounds a little sugerfied…hehe

  • kaybee

    QoTd
    Diamonds and big catz.

  • kaybee

    QoTd
    Diamonds and big catz.

  • Gary, WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There REALLY IS a light at the end of the tunnel……………………………………………………..someone corrected the spelling of Pinotage!!!!!! 🙂

  • Gary, WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There REALLY IS a light at the end of the tunnel……………………………………………………..someone corrected the spelling of Pinotage!!!!!! 🙂

  • QOTD: Have one friend who was a barrister in South Africa………….so I know more than most……..I have also met several from South Africa recently and they have talked about the violence and crimes there…….I know they have fabulous wines………..South Africa is still very British…..

  • QOTD: Have one friend who was a barrister in South Africa………….so I know more than most……..I have also met several from South Africa recently and they have talked about the violence and crimes there…….I know they have fabulous wines………..South Africa is still very British…..

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