After so many years in the varietal wilderness, it is so excellent to see truly top quality Pinotage being made by houses like Kanonkop. We sat down with long-time Kanonkop Winemaker Abrie Beeslaar for a blether about some of the problems that have faced this relatively new varietal, and what can been done to rein in some of its less appealing characteristics.

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Jamie Drummond

Edinburgh-born/Toronto-based Sommelier, consultant, writer, judge, and educator Jamie Drummond is the Director of Programs/Editor of Good Food Revolution… And he’s looking forward to tasting some of Abrie’s wines sometime soon… oh, and that was the first ever recording with two cameras BTW.