Wineries producing Pinotage.

Simonsberg-Stellenbosch, South Africa

Kanonkop Wine Estate

Kanonkop presents itself as a Stellenbosch red-wine estate with a long Pinotage reputation. Its site describes old dryland bush vineyards, decomposed granite soils, Atlantic cooling influence, and a portfolio that includes estate Pinotage and Black Label Pinotage. It also publishes Pinotage release notes and vineyard updates.

Black Label is the estate's old-vine flagship and is widely regarded as one of South Africa's top Pinotages; it is a wine for the cellar rather than tonight. The Estate Pinotage carries the Simonsberg-Stellenbosch Wine of Origin and is the classic, structured reference point most readers should try first, while Kadette Pinotage is the more accessible bottling in the range.

Recent results listed in our Pinotage awards guide include the 2016 Estate Pinotage (winemaker Francois van Zyl) among the 2025 Absa Top 20 runners-up, and the 2022 Kanonkop Pinotage taking the IWSC South African Red Wine Trophy in 2025 with a gold medal and 95 points.

Stellenbosch, South Africa

Beyerskloof

Beyerskloof calls itself the Home of Pinotage and describes a special focus on Pinotage and Pinotage blends. The estate was founded by Beyers Truter, and its story now runs through Anri Truter in the cellar. Its content emphasizes Stellenbosch vineyards, bush vines for premium Pinotage, vineyard work aimed at concentration and varietal character, and the diversity of the grape across tasting-room and wine-club experiences.

Few producers show the full range of Pinotage as clearly: rosé, everyday red, Pinotage-based Cape blends, and a flagship. The 2021 Diesel Pinotage (WO Stellenbosch, winemaker Anri Truter) was named in the 2025 Absa Top 10, and the 2025 Beyerskloof Pinotage Rosé was a winner in that year's Absa Pinotage rosé competition.

Jonkershoek Valley, Stellenbosch, South Africa

Lanzerac Wine Estate

Lanzerac's heritage page positions the estate as home of the world's first bottled Pinotage and says it was the first winery to use the term Pinotage on a label, for the 1959 vintage marketed under Lanzerac. That wine, released in 1961, was made from Bellevue grapes, which is why the two estates share the opening chapter of the grape's commercial history.

Today Lanzerac frames Pinotage as part of both its heritage and its modern wine tiers, and it has published new material on Pinotage history and the estate's role. The current Lanzerac Pinotage reads as heritage-led, polished, and classic: a good bottle for anyone who wants to taste the name on the first label.

Bottelary, Stellenbosch, South Africa

Bellevue Wine Estate

Bellevue's site presents the estate as a guardian of Pinotage legacy and points to 1953 as the year one of South Africa's first commercial Pinotage vineyards was established there. Bellevue holds two firsts: a Bellevue Pinotage was the first to win a show award, at the 1959 Cape Wine Show, and Bellevue grapes went into the first commercially labeled Pinotage, sold under the Lanzerac label in 1961.

The estate organizes its Pinotage within estate, reserve, heritage, and old-vine collections, with Pinotage-focused wine-club language. The Bellevue 1953 Pinotage is the bottle that carries the old-vine story; expect concentration and a savory edge rather than a fruit-first style.

Stellenbosch, South Africa

Stellenrust Wines

Stellenrust's Pinotage page describes fruit from its Helderberg Golden Triangle and Bottelary properties, so the wine blends Pinotage from two different Stellenbosch terroirs. Cellar work includes cold maceration, French yeast, punch-downs, and 12 months in French oak.

Its tasting note mentions raspberry, ripe peach, black cherry, subtle oak, and a juicy finish, which places it on the brighter, fruit-led side of premium Pinotage. Stellenrust suggests spicy pairings such as Thai green curry and Cape Malay bobotie.

Stellenbosch, South Africa

Simonsig Family Vineyards

Simonsig says Pinotage has been central to its story since the family planted Pinotage in the 1960s and released its first Pinotage in 1970, which it ties to its first red wine release. Recent content connects the 2025 centenary with 55 years of Simonsig Pinotage, along with family memories and notes on its winemaking approach.

Look for Redhill Pinotage, the estate's best-known bottling, alongside newer Pinotage releases.

Western Cape / Coastal Region, South Africa

Spier Wine Farm

Spier's farm lies in Stellenbosch, though its Signature Pinotage carries a Western Cape origin. The Signature tasting note describes red berries, plums, cinnamon, smooth tannins, balanced acidity, and a fruity aftertaste. Its Seaward Pinotage note separately emphasizes black cherry, mulberry, allspice, vanilla, and oak maturation.

Spier publishes detailed vintage notes covering terroir, winemaking, analysis, and food pairings, and frames Pinotage as a classic South African variety.