It comes as no surprise that celebrating International Pinotage Day at Lanzerac is a highlight on all Pinotage Lovers’ calendar each year.
International Pinotage Day, dedicated to South Africa’s own unique grape varietal, will be celebrated at Lanzerac over the entire weekend, and what better way to mark this auspicious occasion than at the home of the world’s first commercially bottled Pinotage.
Professor Abraham Izak Perold, the first Professor of Viticulture at the University of Stellenbosch, created Pinotage in 1925. His cross-pollination of Pinot Noir and Cinsaut only produced four seeds, which he planted and carefully tended to a mere two km’s from Lanzerac. It was during the harvest of 1959, when the Stellenbosch Farmers’ Winery cooperative, realised the potential of that year’s vintage, and in 1961, created the world’s first bottled Pinotage, using the Lanzerac label. Today, Pinotage is the third-most-planted red grape in the South African winelands, and one of Cellar Master, Wynand Lategans greatest passions.
On Saturday the 9th of October, and Sunday the 10th we are celebrating in the Tasting Room & Deli which will be transformed into a wine lovers dream with tables for guests to relax and enjoy a perfect Wineland’s day out with friends and family whilst listening to live entertainment by LLEVADO.
The usual tasting experiences, along with a unique Pinotage tasting, will provide guests with the opportunity to explore Lanzerac’s acclaimed wine range, the wine-tasting station will offer them the convenience to purchase your favourite Lanzerac wine to enjoy on the day.
Guests can look forward to enjoying an array of delicious food from our Lanzerac Deli menu and your favourite Lanzerac wines and Gin cocktails from the wine station.
On the Saturday the 9th October, Lanzerac’s Cellar Master, Wynand Lategan will host two private Pinotage Tasting experience in the working wine cellar, providing guests with an in-depth knowledge of both the estate’s range of Pinotage wines, rich Pinotage pioneering heritage and vineyard practices pertaining to the Pinotage vines. The tasting will commence at 11h00 and 14h00 with tickets priced at R195 per person.
Those who are unable to attend the weekend’s festivities are able to receive 20% discount on the Premium Pinotage via Lanzerac’s online wine shop for the month of October.
Entry to what is set to be a delightful day out with family and friends is complimentary. Bookings for the private Pinotage Tasting on Saturday, 9 October are required in advance. For more information about the festivities or to book your seat for the private tasting, please contact [email protected]
09h00 to 18h00
