pinotage

Noun

Meaning

A South African grape variety

A red wine made from these grapes

Examples

Diemersdal Wine Estate’s Thys Louw excelled once again by winning the Tsogo Sun Hotels Sauvignon Blanc Trophy with his ground-breaking 2020 Winter Ferment Sauvignon Blanc, while also being awarded a Platinum medal for the 2019 Diemersdal Pinotage. Source: Internet

Unlike whites, which can assume many tints, reds are definitely red but they range from delicate shades to rich, intense purple such as the heavy-bodied wines made from Syrah, Malbec or the South African Pinotage grape. Source: Internet

“By winning Top 10 awards eleven times, Kanonkop and Rijk’s have now undoubtedly established themselves not only as legendary producers of Pinotage, but icons in the South African wine industry, too.” Source: Internet

Neil Ellis, convenor of the judging panel, says that the panel was not restricted to awarding a certain style of Pinotage. Source: Internet

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