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Red
750ml
Bottle: $60.50
6 bottles: $59.29
Concentrated aromas of black cherries, Christmas cake, wild strawberries, plums and cinnamon spice. The nose has that...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.20 $18.00
12 bottles: $14.25
Rated 92 - Nicely spicy on the nose, to complement the range of red and purple fruit. Mocha and dried herbs, too....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $39.94
12 bottles: $39.14
Rated 93 - A rich and spicy pinotage that shows notes of cedar, spice box, cumin, vanilla and chocolate cherries....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.75
Rated 93 - Bitter chocolate, cherries, bark and tobacco on the nose. It’s medium- to full-bodied with nicely supple...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.65 $15.17
12 bottles: $13.18
Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.12
12 bottles: $15.80
This wine displays a refreshing yet juicy palate with black berries, plums, wild black fruits and a wonderful,...
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Pinotage South Africa Coastal Region

Pinotage is the signature grape varietal of South Africa, and is the most widely grown grape in the country, as well as being common in several other countries around the world. It is a viticultural cross of two fine grape varietals, the Pinot Noir and the Cinsaut (known as Hermitage in South Africa, hence the portmanteau name), and is notable for the fact that it produces excellent and flavorful wines of a deep red color The flavors most commonly associated with Pinotage wines are generally smoky in nature, with notes ranging from dark bramble fruits, to plum, mulberry and earthy characteristics. However, it often also includes quite tropical flavors of stewed banana. The Pinotage varietal is a versatile one, and is often used for producing fortified and sparkling wines, as well as the more common still red wines.

Situated on the very tip of the African continent, South Africa has proved itself over three centuries to be an ideal location for producing a wide range of wines. Benefiting from something not dissimilar to a Mediterranean climate, with long, hot summers complemented by both Atlantic and Indian Ocean winds, the grapes which grow on the valleys, mountainsides and plains of this fascinating country can ripen to their fullest capacity, producing wines packed full of fruity flavors and an array of interesting and enticing aromas. As a former colony, South Africa has long since been home to a range of different nationalities, who each brought something of their wine culture with them. As such, many European grape varietals such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Riesling and others have been given time to flourish in South Africa, allowing the country to develop a diverse group of wine types which are proving increasingly popular around the world.


The coastal region of South Africa is one of the most prodigious and productive wine regions on earth, and one which covers a vast distance making up for most of the tip of the African continent. The history of South African wines is a fascinating and surprisingly long one, with the very first wines in the country being produced by settlers in the 1650s, long before many other New World countries had even been discovered. Today, coastal South African wines are wildly popular around the world thanks to their big, fruity flavors and relative simplicity. Wineries in the region make the most of the hot sunshine, the high quality soils, and the brisk oceanic winds which keep disease at bay and stop the grapes from getting too hot, and produce a wide variety of wines of great distinction.