Pinotage
Britishnoun
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a red grape variety of South Africa, a cross between the Pinot Noir and the Hermitage
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any of the red wines made from this grape
Example Sentences
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Remhoogte’s Vantage Pinotage, however, is one of the best I’ve ever tasted.
From Washington Post • Jul. 27, 2018
For example, I’m not sure lovers of Australian Shiraz will actually like Pinotage, as Ms. Puckette and Mr. Hammack suggest.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2015
The end of apartheid came with a resurgence in the wine industry, and soon wine shops and restaurants around the world were serving up affordable bottles of South African Pinotage and Chenin blanc.
From Time • Dec. 29, 2012
“Pleasurrre,” you hear from the waiter you just thanked for pouring a glass of Pinotage.
From New York Times • Jul. 1, 2010
Locals will say that if you haven't tasted South Africa's distinctive national red, known as Pinotage, a grape cross of Pinot Noir and Cinsaut, then you haven't yet lived.
From Time Magazine Archive
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