# can you recommend a red wine I might like **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** wine\ **Created:** [August 19, 2012, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-recommend-a-red-wine-i-might-like/631988 "2012-08-19T18:58:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-recommend-a-red-wine-i-might-like/631988/41 "2012-08-23T11:23:01Z")
> [@](#): > > South African Pinotage I’ll look for that, thanks Dr. Dibble. ---
**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-recommend-a-red-wine-i-might-like/631988/42 "2012-08-23T11:33:43Z")
> [@JackieLikesVariety](#): > > thanks for the thoughts but the California link with the giant limo wasn’t what I had in mind. I was thinking more charming B&B where they then take you around to local wineries for tours/taste testing in more low key way. Oh, they will surely have those, too. Just google around. I gave that link in case you had never heard of the phonomeon of wine tours. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-recommend-a-red-wine-i-might-like/631988/43 "2012-08-23T12:25:31Z")
I need to give Pinotage another go. I’ve been out of the wine loop for about a decade, and I found Pinotage to be almost undrinkable back in those days…it had a “rubbery” aroma/flavor that I found off-putting in just about every example I tried. I have to concede a limited exposure to these wines…I am hearing that they have improved. Everything I tried came from Stellenbosch. Perhaps the wine growing regions of SA have expanded. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-recommend-a-red-wine-i-might-like/631988/44 "2012-08-23T12:29:06Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > I need to give Pinotage another go. I’ve been out of the wine loop for about a decade, and I found Pinotage to be almost undrinkable back in those days…it had a “rubbery” aroma/flavor that I found off-putting in just about every example I tried. Never tried Pinotage, but I did find a rubbery taste in a box Pinot Noir I tried once. In fact I thought it might have been the container leaking some of its flavor. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-recommend-a-red-wine-i-might-like/631988/45 "2012-08-23T21:58:47Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > I need to give Pinotage another go. I’ve been out of the wine loop for about a decade, and I found Pinotage to be almost undrinkable back in those days…it had a “rubbery” aroma/flavor that I found off-putting in just about every example I tried. I have to concede a limited exposure to these wines…I am hearing that they have improved. Everything I tried came from Stellenbosch. Perhaps the wine growing regions of SA have expanded. It is greatly improved. Try some of the Overberg or Coastal ones (Diemersfontein in Wellington produces the best Pinotage, IMO). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-recommend-a-red-wine-i-might-like/631988.md?page=2)