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The red grape variety (also Perold's Hermitage x Pinot) is a new variety between Cinsaut x Pinot Noir. The name is made up 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 rescued from oblivion by a certain Charlie Niehaus and passed on to the Charles Theron vine nursery. Here they were successfully grafted onto virus-free rootstock in 1935. However, wine was not produced from them for the first time until 1941. It was not until 1961 that Stellenbosch Farmer' s Winery used the name Pinotage, which ultimately became established.

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