I-Pinotage yisigqebhezana sewayini elibomvu laseSouth Africa. Isiphambano esinamandla phakathi kukaPinot Noir noCinsault akatholakali nanoma yikuphi emhlabeni, i-Pinotage iyiwayini elibomvu elibomvu eliyisibhakabhaka elingumhlaba, izithelo eziqhutshwayo futhi eziphelele ukuhlanganisa ngezo zonke izinhlobo zezinyosi.
Ukuqonda i-Pinotage
Eyaziwayo futhi ethandekayo noma ethandekayo njengoba iwayini elidumile lewayini elibomvu laseNingizimu Afrika, i-Pinotage ngumphumela oqondile wesiphambano esingavamile.
I-Pinot Noir noCinsault (njengoba kuyaziwa eFrance) noma "iHermitage" (njengoba umvini ofanayo okukhulunywe ngayo eNingizimu Afrika) bawela ngempumelelo ngo-1925 eSyunivesithi yaseStellenbosch. Inhloso yesiphambano yayingase isetshenziswe futhi ikhulise phezu kobuciko obunzima bukaPinot Noir nobuhle bukaCinsault. Umphumela waba iwayini elibomvu lamagilebhisi elibomvu elingahlanganisi kuphela izivini zombili ndawonye kodwa lihlanganisa amagama abo.
Izitayela ze-Pinotage
I-Pinotage ingase ithwale izitayela eziningi kakhulu. Loluhlobo lwewayini lungabuka ewayini elibomvu elincane futhi elincane futhi linamafutha amnandi (kufaka phakathi ama-extremes afana ne-acetone, upende, i-rubber, futhi ngezinye izikhathi ibhanana) yonke indlela eya kwiwayini elibomvu eligcwele ngokulinganisela, ubuhle, izithelo eziluhlaza ezimnyama ezithuthukile ngokugcwele, kanye nesiphetho esihlala njalo, esiphundu, se-smokey.
Ngokuvamile, iningi le-Pinotage emakethe livame ukuthatha iphrofayli futhi livame ukubonisa amanothi aphethwe umhlaba wonke emakhaleni nasemlonyeni, elandelwa amajikijolo amnyama, umusi, namathangi amancane (lapho engashiywanga, ngenxa yamagilebhisi izikhumba ezinamandla), ngenkathi exhomeke kancane kancane kwisilinganiso se-acidity esimweni sayo semvelo.
Ngephrofayili ye-palate enokuzungezile enjalo, abantu bavame ukuba "bathande noma bazonde" ubudlelwano ne-Pinotage. Uma uwela ekamu "luthando", leli vinini lingaba ngumlingani wokudla okudla kahle, okubonisa kahle kakhulu ngokuthandwa kwegeyimu, i-steak, ama-brats, ama-burgers kanye ne-pizza.
Njengoba yonke indawo yewayini yaseNingizimu Afrika iqhubekile kakhulu kokubili ikhwalithi nokubaluleka, i-Pinotage ine-piggy-backed on the trend trend futhi iyaqhubeka nokuthola ukuvelela nokuthandwa kwabathengi ababheke egatsheni kancane bese bathatha amagilebhisi amasha. Leli yiwayini eliphelele lokuphosa enqoleni uma ulungele ukuphuma emikhubeni yakho yokuthenga iwayini. Ukuhlinzeka nge-spicy rugged, indawo yasemaphandleni yendawo yasemaphandleni yaseNingizimu Afrika enhle kakhulu, i-Pinotage ingaba ushintsho olwamukelekile ekusebenzeni kwakho kwewayini.
I-Pinotage Abakhiqizi Ukuzama
Abakhiqizi abaningi be-Pinotage abazobheka kuhlanganisa i-AA Badenhorst, i-Diemersfontein, i-Graham Beck, i-Kanonkop, i-Ken Forrester, i-L'Avenir, i-MAN Vintners, i-Simonsig, i-Southern Right ne-Stellenrust. I-pinotage ingatholwa ezindaweni ezinkulu zewayini, ikakhulukazi ezitolo ezifaka amawayini aseNingizimu Afrika. Abathengisi abaningi bewayini be-intanethi nabo bathengisa ama-pinotage ahlukahlukene. Ngokuvamile, izintengo ze-Pinotage ziyahlukahluka ngokusekelwe kumkhiqizi nokuvuna kodwa ngokuvamile zikhona ezinhlobonhlobo eziningi zamanani wamanani.