Pinotage US

Being the largest producer of Pinotage wine in the US Loma Prieta has always pushed the envelope of innovation.  With their Bodo’s Blend whining the 2013 American Wine Society’s Best Red Wine award they have set the bar for Pinotage

Sourcing grapes from many of the finest vineyards in Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino, and Amador the winemaking team of Don Bremm and Sharon Hanks produce a wide variety of both the typical California favorites like Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Zinfandel but also more unusual

More than a dozen years ago the McLoughlin family purchased over 300 acres of land south of Willcox, Arizona.  The dry barren land was transformed through blood, sweat and tears into over 150 acres of beautiful wine vines that host 100

My favorite thing since starting this blog has been to discover just how many different vineyards are planting Pinotage throughout the United States.  Horton Vineyards in Orange County, Virginia has been growing Pinotage since 1998 and released their first varietal

What is Pinotage doing growing in the heart of the Stags Leap District of Napa made famous by the 1976 Judgment of Paris wine tasting?  Well when your founder is Dick Steltzner you don’t necessarily play by the same rules as

The 2005 vintage was challenging for many Sonoma Coast vineyards as a June rain stunted many of the berries from developing which decreasing the crop.  For the Pinotage harvest at Fort Ross it meant yield was only about half a ton an acre.

There are many misconceptions about Pinotage and this wine helps dispel many of them.  The first is that Pinotage is only grown in South Africa and while it is true that Pinotage was created in South Africa it is now grown

I’m not certain but I believe this may be the most number of different US produced Pinotage Wines ever assembled. 19 different Wineries represented.  From left to right: Chateau Lorane Winery Domenico Winery Flat Creek Estate Fort Ross Vineyard Horton Vineyards