7 Wines That Finally Give South Africa’s Signature Grape, Pinotage, the Respect It Deserves Once maligned as too astringent, ... so picking decisions must be made on a dime.

2017 Backsberg Kosher Pinotage Backsberg Pinotage is South Africa's signature red grape variety, and tastes something like a cross between Pinot Noir and Cinsault.

Pinotage is a grape that is a cross between pinot noir and cinsault (Hermitage) and was created in 1925 by Abraham Izak Perold, who was the Professor of Viticulture at the University of Stellenbosch.

Of all the days that have been created to celebrate grape varieties, perhaps one of the more obscure is International Pinotage Day which falls on Saturday, October 12.

The Pinotage grape is unique to South African winemakers. A cross between Pinot Noir and Cinsault, it was the brainchild of a professor at the University of Stellebosch in the 1920s. I know of no ...

As a stain on its character slowly fades, a relative unknown — pinotage — is starting to emerge as a must-try wine.

Years later, pinotage remains a love-it-or-hate-it grape variety, but the ninth annual Pinotage Day on Oct. 14 hopes to cast South Africa’s signature grape variety in a different light.

Wolf & Woman pinotage 2022. Perhaps you’ve never tried this idiosyncratic South African grape, or maybe you’ve tried it, and its intense roasted/smoky quality isn’t your thing.