Professor Abraham Izak Perold of Stellenbosch University developed Pinotage during the 1920s, through the cross-pollination of Pinot noir and Cinsaut (previously known as Hermitage).
Professor Abraham Izak Perold wa yunivhesithi ya Stellenbosch u tumbuluxe Pinotage himalembe yava 1920s, leswi anga swiendla hikuva kuhlanganisiwa mbewu ya Pinot noir na Cinsaut (leyi khale ayitiveka hi Hermitage).