Contributors
Chief Winemaker Bruce Jack
A Capetonian whose curiosity and palette has taken him the length and breadth of the globe. Bruce completed his undergrad in Political Science and Literature at UCT and then read his Masters in Literature at St Andrew’s in Scotland. His subsequent winemaking degree came from the Roseworthy Campus at the University of Adelaide, Australia. Bruce is a pioneer, and in many respects a maverick, and what he brings to winemaking is an articulate opinion about his greatest passion.
Editor Andrew Arnott
Andrew studied Literature and Sociology at UCT before setting off on a global trek that saw him working under the seas of the Caribbean, on the snow covered slopes of the Canadian Rockies and writing for a variety of financial and travel institutions. Now at home in Cape Town, Andrew’s passion for wine and writing is married on this blog.
Viini Tv Interviews Bruce Jack : Part III Posted on June 10 2011 by
Viini Tv's Iikka and Flagstone's Bruce Jack sample and discuss South Africa's signature wine, Pinotage and sample Flagstone's Writer's Block.
In Part 3 Bruce suggests that wines might be judged according to a few more intrinsic factors like 'Yum' factor and how the wine actually affects your mood, conversation and evening. A holistic measure we've perhaps forgotten in the West.
The pair discuss Flagstone's Pinotage, Writer's Block. The ever debated South African signature wine is a delight for some and a unpalatable for others. Bruce explains the often unfair treatment dished out to Pinotage is not the fault of the grape but of a poor wine. Consumers tend to blame the fruit rather than the wine maker.
