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    Pinotage

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Pinotage is a grape variety with black berries.1

    Its country of origin is South Africa.2

    In 2023 it covered 6,628 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 100 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in South Africa: 6,585 ha (>99% of the world total), across 6 countries.2

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area grew by 2%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Cinsaut × Pinot Noir, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    Crossed in 1925 by Perold, A. I.1

    VIVC records 1 other name for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    black1
    Origin
    South Africa2
    Area, 2023
    6,628 ha2
    World rank
    100 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 92861
    parentCinsaut
    parentPinot Noir
    Pinotage

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. South Africa6,585 ha
    2. Brazil20 ha
    3. New Zealand14 ha
    4. Canada7.7 ha
    5. Switzerland1.3 ha
    6. the United States0.4 ha

    Area, 2023

    6,5066,3317,1306,6282000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Pinotage grows

    1. OriginSouth Africa
    2. AreaSouth Africa
    3. AreaBrazil
    4. AreaNew Zealand
    5. AreaCanada
    6. AreaSwitzerland
    7. Areathe United States

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    Other names

    Perold's Hermitage X Pinot

    Parents

    Other varieties from South Africa

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 9286. Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC), Julius Kühn-Institut, 2026. level 2
    2. Database of Regional, National and Global Winegrape Bearing Areas by Variety, 2000 to 2023. Anderson K., Nelgen S., Puga G. Wine Economics Research Centre, University of Adelaide (CC BY 4.0), 2026. level 3