Talk:South African wine

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The sentence Pinotage is now the wine for which South Africa is best known is personal opinion, and debatable at best (anyone could convincingly argue the same claim for Kumala Sauvignon Blanc, or Vin de Constance, or chenin blanc). Is there a way to describe wines made from Pinotage which explains their South African context without relying on a particular POV? Humansdorpie 11:59, 18 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Humansdorpie- You raise a good point. Does my change adequately address your concern?David Justin

That looks great, David. The other thing is, do you have a reference for the vine variety % figures, please? Humansdorpie 16:34, 18 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, Humansdorpie- The figures are from the source link at the bottom of the page.David Justin 17:23, 18 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, I think the reference article uses stats from about 2000; I've updated them with the most recent figures from SAWIS. Also removed the stub tag, since thankfully this article is clearly no longer a stub! Humansdorpie 22:24, 19 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the very good job.David Justin 23:00, 19 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've done a major rewrite which isn't perfect, but gives a better framework for future development and moves it up to Start standard. In particular, the region sections could do with expansion, and it badly needs some illustrations, particularly maps and landscape photos. FlagSteward 19:02, 10 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This article could use some description of the wine industry since the 1980's. The apartheid ban on wine exports and the industry's growth post-apartheid are definately worth writing about.

Also, there are too many regional breakdowns and it makes the article look messy because each regional breakdown links to a non-existant article which makes it red and annoying. --Mezaco 17:31, 26 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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