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[The Jacksonville Wine Guide] Ken Forrester Petit Pinotage Paired with Burgers on the Grill: comes from winemaker Ken Forrester using no pesticides, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, and only hand-labor in his vineyards, therefore no mechanical equipment to harvest the grapes. Ken considers this his “Petite”

[The Kitchn] Discover South African Wines for Your World Cup Parties ...: South African Chenin Blanc comes in many styles from the more fruity, unoaked easy drinking style to the more complex, richly textured, barrel-fermented, age-worthy wines, made from very old bush vines. And then of course there is Sauvignon Blanc, which here is less pungent that its New Zealand counterpart, showing more citrus, stone fruit and freshly cut hay, with top wines coming from the cooler areas of Constantia, Elgin and Darling.

[Worlds of Wine] World Cup? Wine Glass? South Africa scores! - Worlds of Wine: One was Lammershoek Roulette Red 2006 (Swartland), which is 60% Shiraz, with minor parts played by carignan, grenache and mourvedre. Winemaker Paul Kretzel says his later vintages have more elegance, but I thought this has raw power (rusticity in the most positive sense?) harnessed to stylishness.

[wine-pages.com] South Africa 2010 part II - vineyards, wines and producers of ...: All three men are wonderful exponents of the grape and zealous believers in it: "In other areas like Swartland they really need to blend in some other grapes," says Bruwer Raats, "because the best Chenin grows in cool sunshine - not hot sunshine." Chenin is now being planted in areas like Elgin and Walker Bay, and Bruwer thinks there are new dimensions to the grape still to come on stream. "I've just packaged a new Elgin Chenin for Selfridges," chips in Ken Forrester, "and it was so cool out there that it ended of with only 10% alcohol, even though it has only 7 or 8 grams of residual sugar."

[Carafe Wine Makers] America's Soccer Stars in South Africa's Wine Country: Two of the sport’s most important figures, Manchester United skipper Sir Alex Ferguson of England and the United States’ Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber are both wine connoisseurs. While most of the national team members will be otherwise occupied during their trip to South Africa, commissioner Garber hopes to find time to make a trip to a Cape vineyard or two.

[Digestopia Blog] Try Some South African Wine While Watching World Cup: Cabernet Sauvignon is the most widely planted red varietal in South Africa and is produced in both a blended (with Shiraz or Bordeaux varietals) and straight (100% Cab grapes) style. The Stellenbosch region is known for its Cabs and produces a medium-bodied style with soft tannins, ripe fruit (red cherry and coffee flavors) and smoky notes.

[Matching Food and Wine] 12 great South African food and wine pairings - Matching Food and Wine: Like many I have my reservations about Pinotage but this is a great example of what the grape can deliver from Bruce Jack of Flagstone, inspirationally paired by chef Pete Goffe-Wood with spicy home-smoked duck breast and figs, a combination that played on Pinotage’s own mocha notes

[All Before Coffee] A Wine to Pair with the Cup: The Forrester brand will not disappoint in reds, either, as their Shiraz Grenache will have you thinking of French Rhones. Not just the Forrester label, but many kindred spirits make South Africa well-known for their Shirazes or as the .

[The Wine Front] Forester Estate Home Block Shiraz 2007: I can tell you that this is from Yallingup (northern Margaret River) and “The Home Block Shiraz vineyard comprises 0.7 Ha of Open Lyre, minimal irrigated vines planted on ironstone gravel over deep friable loam.”

[Wine Talk The Blog] SOUTH AFRICA: Day II - Ken Forrester -Dr. Chenin: South Africans drink more whites wines than red (conversely more red wine than white is exported) and Chenin Blanc shares top spot with Sauvignon Blanc(I think that these two stats alone show us how isolated from the South African wine scene that we have become). Chenin Blanc is considered the daily white wine much like we would treat Pinot Grigio or Chardonnay, so you can imagine how competitive and demanding the local South African market is for Chenin Blanc.

[Vines of Mendoza Blog] South African Wine Tasting at The Vines: The star of the night was the 2008 Forrester Meinert Chenin Blanc (FMC) and surprisingly it had 12.8 grams of residual sugar. This means that it should taste sweet on the mouth, yet the acidity and balance of this wine, made the sugar .

[The Crushed Grape Report] The Crushed Grape Report: SOUTH AFRICAN WINE: This medium bodied wine can be found on the shelves of most any wine store, and yes, in my grocery store. Pair this wine with grilled foods--South Africans drink it with grilled shrimp, and barbeque, but I think most grilled foods””including vegetables””would be a tasty compliment.

[Cape Town Wine] Tim Atkin's top 25 South African wines | Cape Town Wine: When I tasted the eight components of this wine from barrel, I thought it was one of the greatest Cape reds I’d ever tried. Now it’s in the bottle, I’m not changing my mind: violets, plums, liquorice and very fine, savoury tannins.

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