The historic Graaff family-owned and run De Grendel farm is situated on the slopes of the Tygerberg mountain just outside Cape Town and grapes from its maritime vineyards are supplemented from other family-owned vineyards and contracted growers in cooler areas.
The Pinotage vineyards are planted in well-drained blue, broken shale at 250 metres above sea level on the Western slope of the Tygerberg 7 kilometres from, and in sight of, the Atlantic Ocean. Employing the VSP trellis system, a typical harvest produces 7 to 8 tons per hectare.