A recent survey found that 56% of respondents, when asked if Pinotage or Chenin Blanc should be South Africa’s signature grape, chose Chenin Blanc. The sample was small (540 persons) but the result got me thinking. Whilst one can argue whether or not a country actually needs a signature grape – and what it means – we nevertheless connect certain countries with certain cultivars: America with Zinfandel; New Zealand and Sauvignon Blanc; Australia for Shiraz; Germany and Riesling; and Argentina with Malbec. What of South Africa, the 8^th largest wine producer in the world? What is our signature grape? We have none.