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.
Mo bogareng jwa dingwaga tsa bo1970, Tim Hamilton Russel wa Hamilton Russel Wines kwa kgophung ya Hemel-en-Aarde o tshamikile karolo e kgolo mo go lotlololeng bokgoni jwa nnete jwa Pinot Noir mo nageng, fa a ne a swetsa go tlhagisa mofuta ono le fa ntse gona le mokgwa wa go tlhotlha le gore dika-mefuta tse di neng di le teng e ne e le tsa go tlhagisa mefeine e e galakang mme eseng ya mo tafoleng.