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Recent updates on Pinotage harvests, awards, centenary milestones, events, and producer stories.
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This curated list favors producer, association, and wine-industry sources. Publication and event dates are shown where available.
Winemag reviewed The Giant Periwinkle Camel Spider Pinotage 2024, a Cape Agulhas Pinotage assessed by Christian Eedes. The subscriber review signals ongoing critical interest in fresher, more nuanced Pinotage expressions.
Read at Winemag.co.zaNederburg announced that The Winemasters Pinotage 2024 received a gold medal at the 2026 Global Asia Wine Masters. The release highlights international recognition for a Western Cape Pinotage in an Asian wine competition.
Read at wine.co.zaBeyerskloof's 30th harvest began earlier than usual on 26 January 2026. The update says bush-vine Pinotage delivered higher yields than 2025, with promising quality despite heat and rain challenges.
Read at wine.co.zaMichael Fridjhon argues that Pinotage should be judged by current performance rather than old biases. The column compares recent tastings and points to more balanced, less massive Pinotage styles.
Read at Business DayTristyn Biggs looks at Pinotage plantings and experiments beyond South Africa, including Ukraine and Luxembourg. The feature frames Pinotage as a South African grape with a growing international story.
Read at wine.co.zaDiemersfontein reported on its 2026 harvest and the people behind its Pinotage program. The update notes that Pinotage had finished picking and performed well overall during the vintage.
Read at wine.co.zaChristian Eedes reflects on Pinotage after its centenary year and argues for a wider conversation around freshness, restraint, and New Wave Pinotage. The editorial is a useful marker of how critical discussion is evolving.
Read at Winemag.co.zaDiemersfontein announced Pinotage On Tap 2026 for Saturday, 10 October 2026 in Wellington, continuing the estate's Pinotage-focused event after its 2025 return.
Read at DiemersfonteinLanzerac unveiled a coffee-table book celebrating South Africa's signature varietal and the estate's role in Pinotage history, paired with a tasting of Lanzerac Pinotage wines.
Read at LanzeracIn Pinotage's centenary year, Simonsig published a family interview tracing its Pinotage story from plantings in the 1960s to the first release in 1970 and 55 years of work with the variety.
Read at SimonsigSimonsig reported that Redhill Pinotage 2022 was named among the Absa Top 10 Pinotage winners, while older Redhill vintages also received vintage-excellence recognition.
Read at SimonsigThe Pinotage Association and Absa announced 2025 vintage-award results for Pinotage wines aged ten years and older, with 27 wines from 16 producers scoring 90 points or higher.
Read at Pinotage AssociationHasher Family Estate reported that its Batrachella Pinotage 2022 received a Platinum 97-point score at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2025, a major international result during Pinotage's centenary year.
Read at Decanter / Hasher Family EstateThe Pinotage Association announced the first Pinotage Centenary Medallion was struck on 30 April 2025, launching a year-long campaign around 100 years of Pinotage.
Read at Pinotage AssociationThe Pinotage Association announced a 2025 centenary program, including flagship celebrations planned for 9-12 October 2025 at Meerendal Wine Estate.
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