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Pinotage

Origin

South Africa

Pinotage — a variety created in South Africa in 1925 by Professor Abraham Izak Perold by crossing Pinot Noir and Cinsault (locally called Hermitage), grown almost exclusively in South Africa on varied terroirs, from Stellenbosch to Swartland — is the national grape of South Africa, emblematic and controversial, …