Wine visitors to this year’s #CapeWine2018 event will experience and be informed of Pinotage and its uniquely South African wine aspects.
CapeWine is one of South Africa’s most important wine trade shows and Pinotage will be on everyone’s lips.
The Pinotage Association intend to educate and treat visitors to unique and informative tutor tastings during #CapeWine2018 which will be held at CTICC from 12-14 September 2018.
The aim of these tastings is to showcase key aspects of Pinotage to international and local wine industry stakeholders. The older vintages, maturity potential as well as the influence of terroir on Pinotage wine styles will be discussed by distinguished Pinotage winemakers.
Apart from this, Ultra Premium Pinotage wines (R500 and more per bottle) will be showcased to emphasize the exceptional quality of top end of the Pinotage wines .
This year's Absa Top 10 Pinotage and Perold Absa Cape Blends winners will also be evaluated and discussed in these tutor tastings.
The Pinotage Tutor Tastings will take place at the Convention Towers which is adjacent to the CTICC and every tasting will have maximum of 20 guests.
To apply for a tutor tasting tickets, for you or your clients, please fill in the form at https://goo.gl/XKezrn.
Pinotage Tutor Tastings Programme #CapeWine2018
Wednesday, 12 September:
10:30 Decade in a Bottle – Showcasing the maturity potential of Pinotage wines of 10 years and older. (Presented by Beyers Truter)
12:30 Ultra Premium Pinotage Wines – Pinotage Wines Above R500 a bottle . (Presented by De Wet Viljoen)
14:30 2018 Absa Top 10 Pinotage Wines – The best Pinotage wines of the year . (Presented by Samarie Smith)
Thursday, 13 September:
10:30 Sensational Sixties and Seventies – Pinotage Wines from 60’ties & 70’ties (Presented by Beyers Truter & Duimpie Bayly)
12:30 Pinotage Terroir Tasting – Showcasing the influence of terroir on Pinotage wine styles (Presented by Abrie Beeslaar)
14:30 Blended Beauties – Absa Perold Cape Blends – The State of Cape Blends. (Presented by Jacques Roux)