Lady May Strikes Gold: Centenary Medallion Honours 100 Years of South African Pinotage

Lady May Strikes Gold: Centenary Medallion Honours 100 Years of South African Pinotage

The Cape Mint™, Sub-Saharan Africa’s oldest private mint, in collaboration with the Pinotage Association, held an event during which centenarian Madame May-Eliane de Lencquesaing overstruck a gold medallion to mark one hundred years of Pinotage, South Africa’s signature red cultivar. De Lencquesaing (fondly known as ‘Lady May’) was born in 1925 into one of Bordeaux’s oldest and most respected wine families, the Miailhe. The iconic winemaker’s li…

Lady May de Lencquesaing Q&A - Wineland Media

Madame May de Lencquesaing, “Lady May”, recently celebrated a century of life, legacy, and reinvention. The milestone was marked by the release of the Lady May 2020 Centenary Label. WineLand asked her about the highlights in her life and the future of the wine industry. Madame May-Eliane de Lencquesaing (1952)   What has been the highlight of your career? Each chapter holds its own beauty, but acquiring Glenelly in 2003 was a moment of rebirth. …