Pinotage

Informations about "Pinotage" in wein.plus Magazine

The red grape variety (also Perold's Hermitage x Pinot) is a new breed between Cinsaut x Pinot Noir. The name is composed of parts of the names of the parent varieties Pinot Noir and Hermitage (Hermitage is a historical synonym for Cinsaut in South Africa). The cross was made in 1924 by Professor Abraham Isak Perold (1880-1941) at the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa. The long neglected vines were then saved from oblivion by a certain Charlie Niehaus and passed on to the Charles Theron Vine School. Here they were successfully grafted onto virus-free rootstocks in 1935. However, it was not until 1941 that wine was made from them for the first time. It was not until 1961 that the name Pinotage was used by the Stellenbosch Farmer's Winery, which finally became established.

To read the full text, you must be a Premium Member of wein.plus. You are currently not logged in to wein.plus. Become a Premium Member or log in with your credentials .

Become a Premium Member of wein.plus

Voices of our members

The glossary is a monumental achievement and one of the most important contributions to wine knowledge. Of all the encyclopaedias I use on the subject of wine, it is by far the most important. That was the case ten years ago and it hasn't changed since.
Andreas Essl
Autor, Modena

Welcome back!

Pinotage

To read the full text, you must be a Premium Member of wein.plus. You are currently not logged in to wein.plus. Become a Premium Member or log in with your credentials .

Voices of our members

The world's largest Lexicon of wine terms.

EVENTS NEAR YOU

PREMIUM PARTNERS: