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As I traipse around (seemingly from airport to airport
these days) the world of wine seems to get smaller
the farther away I travel. I run into many of
the same journalists again and again in different
countries. Most are as passionate as I am about what
they do. Our job is to make you as passionate
as we
are about a region and convey to readers what is so
special about a place - what makes its wines
distinctive.
South Africa is unique. Its regions are
as
distinctive as Tuscany and the Willamette Valley or the
Mosel and the Okanagan Valley. South Africa as a
whole differs from anywhere else from a geographical
standpoint as
well as a political one but perhaps one if its most
unique contributions is its Pinotage (don't groan). I
also
think that South Africa's Chenin Blancs need to have a
bigger presence on our shelves - they're
versatile and mostly quite delicious. But, until we start
drinking more South African wines we won't see all of
the great selection they have to offer.
Reading
below is a
good start though...
Next newsletter I'll be in
Portugal but I
have more on South African wines coming your way,
October 23rd.
Coming Soon! In time
for the Holidays! WineDiva/WineScores Top 100
wines of the year. This will be a printable guide to
my Top 100 wines (hint: they'll be well priced) over the
past year.
Print it and give it with a bottle of
wine!
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Road 13 Jackpot Pinot Noir, Okanagan Valley BC, 2007
Thanksgiving wines - drinking local
A new name and new packaging, the (formerly known
as) Golden Mile Cellars has hit the jackpot with their
new style. Simple, clean labels in red/white/black and
some new proprietary names as well.
This screw-capped Pinot Noir has a bright, beautiful
ruby colour and very appealing, pretty aromas of sweet
cherry, mixed wild and dried flowers, cedar box and
spices with raspberry undertones. The wine is still
very young but the palate shows bright acidity and juicy
red fruit, a silky texture and lingering earth, smoked
spices and fine grained tannins.
$35+ BC
private wine stores/winery
90 points
winescores.ca
more Thanksgiving wines...
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Coming up next:
More on wines of South
Africa!
I'm off to Portugal next week so prime
your
palate for Port...
and
Don't
forget to visit
winescores.ca
and winediva.ca for new wine reviews every
day!
Pink and Cheeky...
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