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	Pinotage Club- What is Pinotage?
		Pinotage was bred by the late Prof A I Perold in 1924 by crossing Pinot Noir and Cinsaut, then locally known as Hermitage.
		It must be assumed that the first experimental vineyard of Pinotage was established at Elsenburg, since C T de Waal, then a lecturer at Elsenburg and later considered to be one of the greatest red wine pundits ever, made the first Pinotage wine in small casks there during 1941.
		Pinotage was suddenly seen in a new light in the international arena, and the few dedicated producers of Pinotage were able to provide the world with a wine of not only a novel variety, but also of premium quality.
	www.geocities.com /NapaValley/8383/story.htm (1863 words)

	Pinotage - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pinotage is a wine grape that is a cross between Pinot Noir and Cinsault (called Hermitage in South Africa and parts of Europe, hence the portmanteau name of this grape variety).
		Pinotage also ages well - the mellowing effect allows the wine to taste like a mature claret.
		Pinotage is a required component in a Cape blend.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pinotage (214 words)

	EncycloWine: Encyclopedia for Wine Enthusiasts - Pinotage
		Pinotage is a wine grape that is a cross between Pinot Noir and Cinsault (called Hermitage in South Africa and parts of Europe, hence the portmanteau name of this grape variety).
		Pinotage is a viticultural cross, not a hybrid.
		Pinotage was created in South Africa in 1925 by Abraham Izak Perold, a professor at Stellenbosch University.
	www.encyclowine.org /index.php?title=Pinotage&redirect=no (328 words)

	Pinotage -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Many tasters mention a (Any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits) banana-like taste, others have also detected (Any of various rough thorny shrubs or vines) bramble fruit notes.
		Pinotage also ages well - the mellowing effect allows the wine to taste like a mature (Dry red Bordeaux or Bordeaux-like wine) claret.
		Pinotage is a required component in a (Click link for more info and facts about Cape blend) Cape blend.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/pi/pinotage.htm (157 words)

	Pinotage
		Pinotage acreage sunk to around 2% of total area by 1993, with prices and demand for Pinotage grapes dropping, much was distilled for brandy.
		Pinotage may be made in several different styles: young, light, and fruity, like Beaujolais, deep and rich like a Cotes du Rhone or Zinfandel, or elegant and restrained like Bordeaux are the most common styles.
		Pinotage is a cross - not a hybrid.
	www.winepros.org /wine101/grape_profiles/pinotage.htm (957 words)

	Wines of the Cape - Pinotage
		Pinotage is the result of a cross between the Pinot Noir and Cinsault varieties.
		Pinotage is red wine that is mostly harvested from bush vines, some of which are over 25 years old.
		Pinotage has a good depth of flavour and is a unique individual fruity refreshing wine.
	www.encounter.co.za /article/198.html (356 words)

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		Pinotage was bred by the late Prof Perold in South Africa in 1924 as a cross between Pinot noir and Cinsaut, then locally known as Hermitage.
		Pinotage is now South Africa's third biggest export varietal wine product (about 8.4 million liters per year) after Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon, and it represented 11% of the total red wine exports in 2001.
		With the founding of the Pinotage Association in 1995, a national, co-ordinated initiative was launched to market this cultivar world-wide, a venture which is supported by viticultural and oenological technology development.
	www.newworldwinemaker.com /article_content.asp?id=58 (565 words)

	10 years of Beyerskloof Pinotage
		Pinotage, a grape variety 'invented' in South Africa by crossing Pinot and Cinsaut almost 100 years ago, produces wines that are amongst the most controversial on British shelves.
		Pinotage vinification has been revolutionised over the past decade or so, mainly in how skins are macerated and fermented, and the oak treatment Pinotage receives.
		One undoubted master of Pinotage is Beyers Truter, former winemaker at Kanonkop Estate and winemaker at Beyerskloof since it began in 1989.
	www.wine-pages.com /organise/beyerskloof.htm (930 words)

	Literature Overview Of Pinotage Research
		In the case of Pinotage isoamyl acetate, which is formed during fermentation, was identified as an important contributing impact component to the typical young wine fermentation bouquet of this cultivar (Van Wyk et al., 1977; 1979).
		In the past Pinotage wines were fermented at temperatures that were too low and this may be regarded as the main reason for the occurrence of this problem, namely excessive isoamyl acetate concentrations.
		Although high nitrogen levels have a positive effect on the formation of the typical Pinotage fermentation aroma, it should not necessarily be seen as an advantage, as it is known to play a role in the formation of the carcinogenic ethyl carbamate.
	www.wynboer.co.za /recentarticles/1203pino.php3 (3416 words)

	New Zealand Wines Muddy Water - 2000 Pinotage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		It is a little meaty and savoury, as one would expect with pinotage, but with very ripe, bright cherry, raspberry and strawberry fruit, lingering spice and a creamy texture that is almost tending towards chocolate.
		‘Pinotage is a prince crossed with a peasant, a grape with a little class from its heritage’, commented Belinda Gould, the winemaker at Muddy Water on the south Island of New Zealand.
		We tasted her Muddy Water Pinotage 2000, acclaimed with 4½-stars by Michael Cooper in his wine guide as ‘a berryish, gamey bouquet that is pure Pinotage.
	www.muddywater.co.nz /Wines/Service/Detail/Product/18/Archived_Wines/2000_Pinotage.html (1271 words)

	Pinotage - A Great South African Varietal
		Pinotage has become an ambassador for our country – as Zinfandel is to the USA, Sauvignon Blanc to New Zealand and Shiraz to Australia.
		In the light of this negative judgment, well-established Pinotage vines were pulled out and new plantings came to a standstill, although a few growers remained faithful to the variety.
		Pinotage is already a respected international cultivar with plantings in California, Canada, South of France and New Zealand.
	www.thewineman.com /pinotage_ZA.htm (874 words)

	Wine on the Web - News, 2002 Pinotage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The quality of the 2002 vintage Pinotage wines is due to the combination of fine conditions during the blossoming period and flowering season for early ripening varieties such as Pinotage, as well as a dedication to apply the best techniques for top quality.
		Duimpie Bayly, vice-chairman of the Pinotage Association and Cape Wine Master, was especially impressed with the excellent balance in the wines and the good colour.
		Beyers Truter, Pinotage Association chairman, also praised the fine balance of the wines and gave the new generation of winemakers the credit.
	www.wineontheweb.com /news/2002pinotage/2002pinotage.html (369 words)

	Encyclopedia: Pinotage
		A fortified wine is a wine to which additional alcohol has been added, most commonly in the form of brandy (a spirit distilled from wine).
		Claret is the chiefly British name used in English for red wine from the Bordeaux region of France, along the valleys of the rivers Gironde, Garonne and Dordogne.
		Cape blend is a South African red wine made of a blend of varieties, one which must be Pinotage.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Pinotage (625 words)

	PINOTAGE
		The maverick grape Pinotage is South Africa's unique contribution to the world's growing portfolio of interesting red wines, much as jazz and blues are America's contribution to the world music.
		Pinotage was originally cross-bred in 1925 by Dr. A.L. Perold, viticultural professor in the oenology department of Stellenbosch University, South Africa's major wine college, by crosspollinating Burgundy's star grape, Pinot Noir, with a red Rhone blending grape, Cinsault (called "Cinsaut" in South Africa, but better known as "Hermitage"), thus the monicker "Pinot-age".
		Enjoyable in youth, Pinotage holds well and often evolves quite interestingly in an open glass; nearly all of the older (4 to 10 year) examples I have tasted indicate that they age gracefully in the cellar, with some or all of that initial awkward chunkiness smoothing out, and the not-so-deep tannins becoming attractively emery-papered.
	www.beveragebusiness.com /bbcontent/art-arch/bouchard0802.html (1856 words)

	California Wine and Food Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Pinotage is little-known in the United States, but it’s the workhorse of the South African wine industry.
		The event was convened at Vino Con Brio winery in Lodi, California and included a dozen exemplars of the variety as grown in the Lodi area, in the Sierra Foothills and in the counties of Napa, Sonoma and Mendocino.
		Pinotage producers in attendance definitely seem to be on a course to create a promotional entity along the lines of the Meritage Association or ZAP, the Zinfandel Advertisers and Producers group.
	www.californiawineandfood.com /wine/pinotage.htm (767 words)

	Unusual Wine Labels - Varietals Page 6
		Pinotage is cross of Pinot Noir and Cinsault created in 1925 by Professor Perold at Stellenbosch University, South Africa.
		Pinotage is made commercially in South Africa, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, California and Canada.
		The label shows a Pinotage leaf with the distinctive tooth shaped gap between the first two lobes.
	www.winelabels.org /varieta6.htm (663 words)

	Alison Attar - Pinotage
		PINOTAGE was formed in 1998 and specializes in works written after 1900.
		PINOTAGE premiered works written for them by members of the American Women Composers organization, and have been featured on the Mostly Music and Music in Small Places series.
		Performing with her modern chamber group PINOTAGE and the Fulcrum Point New Music Project, she has had the opportunity to premiere new chamber works in Chicago by many composers including David Stock, Bruce Adolphe, Bernard Rands, Elizabeth Start, Robert Lombardo, Jan Bach and Kathleen Ginther.
	www.concentric.net /~Aliharp/pinotage.html (1081 words)

	Two South African Reds Reviewed (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Pinotage is a uniquely South African grape variety.
		The reason for this experiment is unclear but the theory is he was trying to a "best-of-breed" grape that had the taste of Pinot Noir with the easy to grow, disease resistant quality of the Hermitage (if you saw "Sideways", you'll hear all about the delicacy of Pinot Noir).
		According to legend, it was during that visit to the vineyards of Welgevallen that the name Pinotage was born.
	www.little-garins.com /Blogs/marty/archive/2005/02/16/319.aspx (888 words)

	Wine Pick: 2002 Southern Right Western Cape Pinotage ($15)
		Pinotage is a unique red grape that is a cross between the persnickety pinot noir and cinsault, a workhorse red from Southern France.
		The reason is that most pinotage was grown in the hot hinterlands of the cape where it can be amazingly prolific.
		They found that if pinotage was grown in cooler climates and if sound vineyard practices were adapted, this grape could do them proud.
	seattlepi.nwsource.com /food/204664_winepick22.html (468 words)

	Pinotage — a Rising Star in California?
		Pinotage is a South African varietal which resulted from an unlikely cross of Pinot Noir and Cinsault at the University of Stellenbosch in 1925.
		Pinotage is in many ways South Africa's answer to California's Zinfandel.
		We think the 2000 Pinotage from Phoenix Vineyards may be a harbinger of great wines in the future.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/california_wine/90647 (502 words)

	Wine of the Week Wine Reviews - Pinotage Page - Wine reviews of Pinotage in New Zealand
		The pinotage was previously blended in with other grapes and their light and spicy Pinotage Chambourcin Merlot is an attractive wine.
		A "Paula's Pinotage" was made in 1999 and then the vines were dug out and moved further up the road as the land was needed to plant more shiraz.
		Nobilo Huapai Valley Pinotage 1994 Quite a youthful, medium colour on the pinky side of red and a meaty, savoury flavour with a little tarry earthiness (white mushroom), a nice touch of raspberry fruit, soft tannins and almost a warm blood-like character on the finish flaring with the good acidity in the wine.
	www.wineoftheweek.com /tastings/pinotage.html (3257 words)

	Unusual Wines - Wine and Wineries of Northern California
		We had an appointment with Aaron Bader, the winemaker at Phoenix Vineyards and maker of Pinotage.
		They have been growing Pinotage since 1990, using it in blends until their first varietal bottling in 1998.
		Pinotage was created when Dr Perold crossed Cinsault and Pinot Noir, and Phoenix's back label carried that information on their 1998 vintage.
	www.winelabels.org /cal2002b.htm (2984 words)

	Fear, Loathing & Pinotage - [Sunday Herald]
		Pinotage – a savage variety – divides the wine trade like no other, evoking either adoration or revulsion and, I must confess, that with every taste I fall even more hopelessly into the former category.
		Still, a lot of wood and there’s a bit of alcohol burn on the finish.” Simonsig Pinotage 2001 (Peckham’s, Henderson Wines £8.99) is a “much more serious wine, interesting and more complex with leather and spice.
		Made by Beyers Truter, the king of Pinotage, it has “a bit of banana on the nose, and a little bitterness with everything in balance.
	www.sundayherald.com /41800 (712 words)

	Montana East Coast Pinotage 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		A combination of cane pruning, VSP and crop thinning was employed to manage the yield, along with leaf plucking to maximise light interception for optimum colour and ripeness.
		Pinotage fruit in Hawke's Bay has soft, ripe plum characters while grapes from Marlborough have more berry fruit, especially raspberry, characteristics and lots of bright spice.
		Pinotage is South Africa's own grape, a rather odd cross between Pinot Noir and Cinsault that usually makes rather rustic, cheesy-feet and industrial paint product tainted wines, and for some reason New Zealand growers have rather taken to it.
	www.adwnz.co.nz /Pages/wines/our_wines/var_ec_pinot_2000.html (743 words)

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