In the mid 1970s, Tim Hamilton Russel of Hamilton Russel Wines in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley played a huge role in unlocking the true potential of Pinot Noir in the country, when he decided to produce the variety in spite of the quota system and the fact that the available clone was aimed at the production of sparking and not table wine.
Maphakathi nawo-1970, uTim Hamilton Russel waseHamilton Russel Wines esiGodini saseHemel-en-Aarde wadlala indima enkulu ekuvuleni amandla okwenene ePinot Noir kuleli zwe, lapho enquma ukukhiqiza izinhlobonhlobo naphezu kwesistimu yekota ukuthi i-clone etholakalayo yayihlose ukukhiqizwa kokukhipha futhi hhayi iwayini letafula.