Wine of the Week: Southern Right Pinotage 2020
Refreshing and elegant are two words that you probably don’t associate with Pinotage, but the expression by Southern Right might change your mind. The story of Pinotage began in 1924 when Abraham Izak Perold, a viticulturalist from Stellenbosch University, crossed Pinot Noir with Cinsault (then known as Hermitage, explaining how Pinotage earned its name). But it wasn’t until 1961 that the first Pinotage was released commercially, the 1959 Lanzerac. In the decades that followed, Pinotage gained popularity for its fruity,…
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