The best South African wines to drink while watching the World Cup Final
To be honest, I stopped reading once Mr. Steinberger dropped this line: “Hamilton Russell turns out one of the best New World pinot noirs on the market, a subtle, elegant wine with a very Burgundian earthiness about it.”
BUT, this slightly over-bearing piece — for those of us who don’t spend our days and nights nosing stemware — provides a nice recap of where the South African wine industry stands today and the socioeconomic challenges it faces. I’m all for lowering the price of South African imports, especially beer and wine, so maybe if we all become a little more knowledgeable of the quality going on down there we can start making moves to drop them prices. It’s an interesting read, at the very least. Just make sure to stop half-way through if you don’t want your pallet to get skunked by absurd wine-journalism jargon.
