South Africa is a major wine producer, ranking seventh in volume. It has been in the wine business for centuries. Most South African wine is produced within a few hours of Cape Town blessed with a mostly Mediterranean climate. This particular wine comes from the relatively cool Elgin Valley in the western Cape.

South Africa’s signature grape is Pinotage, which is a cross between Cinsault and Pinot Noir, both of which origi Read the rest of this entry »

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I am quite a fan of fine Italian wine, and have managed to taste and review at least one wine from each of Italy’s twenty regions. This column has examined several bargain Italian wines. Today we look at a red wine from Apulia, also known as Puglia. This region is second in Italian wine production to Sicily. Both Apulia and Sicily have made major efforts to upgrade their wine quality; in general, Sicily has been more successful. Read the rest of this entry »

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This is our first bargain wine from Bulgaria, a country that produces many low cost wines. In fact, Bulgaria was once the world’s fourth largest wine exporter. In the past it had been the most reliable wine producer in Eastern Europe. Bulgarians have been cultivating vines for over three thousand years and producing wine for most of those years. After Bulgaria was ruled by Turkey, its wine industry came to a halt and only restar Read the rest of this entry »

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