Pinotage is a wine grape that is a cross between Pinot Noir and Cinsault (called Hermitage in South Africa and parts of Europe, hence the portmanteau name of this grape variety).

Pinotage fans, including winemaker Beyers Truter of Beyerskloof Winery, believe that it has a distinctive, refreshing, fruity flavour, with a banana-like taste, earthy tones, and bramble fruit notes. Those who dislike the grape, including many of South Africa's top winemakers, including Andre van Rensburg of the Vergelegen Wine Estate who famously said that "Pinotage is as untenable as child rape", do so with vehemence. The anti-Pinotage brigade accept that good modern examples are far better than the comment by the Masters of Wine would suggest.