Certain grapes bring out the best in certain places. Elegant yet earthy wines made from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes abound in France’s Burgundy region. Refreshing, subtle Sauvignon Blancs ...
This week’s greatest value is a racy albariño from Spain that packs a lot of fruit flavors into a vibrant white wine. We also have two delicious South African reds that display the fruity and savory ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the world’s best hotels, restaurants and wine. If you are not all that familiar with the wines of South Africa, welcome to ...
Everyone’s yammering on about Bacon Salt, with all the flavor of bacon and none of the guilt. So what if I said I could turn you on to a bacon wine? South African pinotage ranks as the one wine that ...
That’s the word used to describe the memory of wine industry professionals around the subject of pinotage, the uniquely South African grape variety that’s a cross between pinot noir and cinsault. I ...
The Pinotage red grape and wine are unique to South Africa. Pinotage is also one of the least understood — and appreciated — wines in the world, and for good reason. Early vintages of Pinotage, ...
If you bypass the endcaps and poke around the corners of the wine store, you can find some interesting and unique wines. That's how I discovered malbec years ago and how I realized that I prefer ...
The South African wine industry is older than our country, but, in terms of exposure on our shelves, it represents a bright new frontier. Not only do these wines present a wide range of grapes and ...
If your introduction to South African wines, like mine, was through wines made from the uniquely South African grape known as pinotage, you can be forgiven if you were left scratching your head and ...
GLEN ROCK, N.J., April 29, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- South African wine giant KWV and Opici Wines has announced that Café Culture is now available in the USA. The "coffee wine" has been a huge hit in ...