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  Pinot Noir
Pinot is very prone to acetification and often loses the sometimes promising aromas and flavors it seems to display through fermentation and aging, as soon as it is bottled.
Pinot Noir shows some promise and has a possible future in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, and in New Zealand, although all may prove to have growing seasons that are generally too short and too humid for consistently outstanding results.
Pinot does not have the longevity in the bottle of the darker red wines and tends to reach its peak at five to eight years past the vintage.
www.winepros.org /wine101/grape_profiles/pinot.htm   (1195 words)

  
 Pursuing the perfect pinot noir
Pinot noir is where you throw out the rules "white with fish, red with meat." If you have a table full of people who are all ordering different entrees, look on the wine list for a pinot noir.
Pinot is a family of grapes that are a mainstay of winemaking.
Pinot noir, pinot nero in Italy and spatburgunder in German are all red grapes.
www.azcentral.com /home/wine/articles/0205pinotnoir05.html   (1427 words)

  
 Wine Tidbits - A Short history of Pinot Noir (via CobWeb/3.1 planet03.csc.ncsu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Pinot Noir is one of the oldest vine grape varieties known and was named by the noble Pinot family after the pinecone shape of the grape bunches.
Pinot Noir at The Gurdies has budburst at the end of September, veraison (when the grape changes from green to purple) end of January to early February and we harvest anywhere from the end of March in a hot season till the end of April in a cold season.
Pinotage is a cross of Pinot Noir and Cinsaut from South Africa.
www.uncork.com.au.cob-web.org:8888 /tidbits13.htm   (815 words)

  
 Pinot Noir Wine Information
Pinot Noir is a light red wine, first planted by the Gauls before the Roman invasion.
A Pinot Noir's color can be any of a range of colors - from cherry red to puple-red and even brown as the wine ages.
While some pinot noirs are meant to be drunk immediately, a fine pinot noir can easily age for 10 years or more.
www.wineintro.com /types/pinotnoir.html   (210 words)

  
 Pinot Blanc
Pinot blanc is a genetic mutation or clone of pinot gris, which is in turn, a clone of pinot noir.
Pinot blanc berry skins have an unusually high tannin content and the wines are prone to browning.
Pinot blanc is allowed in both the Mâconnais and wine labeled "Bourgogne Blanc", but plantings are nearly phased out of the Burgundy appellation.
www.winepros.org /wine101/grape_profiles/pinot_blanc.htm   (370 words)

  
 Oregon Pinot Noir Wines by Oregon Pinot Noir Club   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
This pinot is blended from old-vine lots of pinot noir from two different vineyard high in the Dundee Hills.
Where David’s Kilmore pinot is dark, creamy and a tad brooding, the Dundee Hills is pure, elegant-yet-intense with huge quantities of gorgeous red fruits that wash across the palate in layers.
I'm pleased to announce the release of the '05 Penner Ash Pinot Noir Willamette Valley.
www.oregonpinotnoir.com   (1011 words)

  
 Pinot Noir - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pinot noir grown for use in sparkling wines (e.g.
Recently pinot noir has been produced in small amounts in Catalonia, in the Spanish appellation "Costers del Segre" DO and the surrounding area of Lleida.
Pinot noir is also grown in California, though the quality of the resulting wine is considered less consistent than the product of Oregon; it is thought that the reason for this is that Oregon's somewhat less ideal climate is more suited to producing high-quality pinot noir.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pinot_Noir   (2342 words)

  
 Pinot Noir Lover Front Door
Pinot Noir embodies complexity and delicacy at the same time, outpouring with elaborate flavors that may be simply ravishing.
Pinot Noir is a wonderfully rich, full-bodied but graceful red wine that is especially versatile at the dinner table.
A Pinot Noir is said to have pintosity when it is irresistible and brings you to your knees.
www.pinotlover.com   (790 words)

  
 Chehalem Wines: Note on 2003 3 Vineyard Pinot Noir
ALL pinots are made with the same care, receive the same oak, are from the same estate vineyards, etc.—the 3 Vineyard represents the very populist notion that egos and individuality may elevate some brothers and sisters, but the rest of us together are just as wise and powerful, sometimes even more so.
Yet it’s indisputably Pinot noir in its berry flavors and, yes, finesse…the fruit intensity—redolent of raspberry and blueberry—is such that you don’t notice.
Oregon is a spot for world-class Pinot Noir and Chehalem ranks as one of the region's classic producers.
www.chehalemwines.com /our_wine/pinot_noir/noir_3v_03.html   (1042 words)

  
 Pinot Noir
The greatest pinot noirs of Burgundy (all red Burgundies are 100% pinot noir) can thrill you like no other wine can with their combination of power and delicacy, but the hunt for great Burgundy can be like chasing the rainbow, ever just out of reach.
Francois Cotat Sancerre Chavignol Rosé; 1997 ($20) (Kane Manor): A rosé; of pinot noir.
Napa Ridge Pinot Noir 1996 ($14) had very little scent at all, swirled and sniffed to little avail, but came across on the palate with simple, somewhat muted plum and cherry flavors, medium- to light-bodied, with a kind of bitter tang on the short finish.
www.compleatwinegeek.com /grapes/pinot.html   (7286 words)

  
 Fogarty Winery Pinot Noir
This bottling is a composite of the vineyard as a whole and represents a unique expression of Santa Cruz Mountain Pinot Noir.
The 03 vintage was kind to the Rapley Trail Vineyard; we produced 224 cases of fabulous Rapley Trail Pinot Noir aged entirely in French Oak.
The Rapley Trail Pinot Noir tends to posses more fl fruits and spice than our Sky Vineyard, thus the resulting wine tends to be on the side of dark and rich rather than fine and elegant.
www.fogartywinery.com /pinotnoir.html   (624 words)

  
 Pinot Noir 07 - Home
Pinot Noir 2007 (29 January – 1 February 2007) is a must-have on the calendar of anyone with a love of, or involvement with, Pinot Noir.
We’re offering Pinot-loving foodies four days of tasting, discussing, learning, and debating all things Pinot Noir, and with three conference streams (technical, business and consumer) there will be something for everyone.
Register for Pinot Noir 2007 and/or The Aromatics and/or The Syrah Symposia.
www.pinotnoir2007.co.nz   (230 words)

  
 Pinot Noir Grape Variety
If Pinot Noir receives too little heat in the growing season, its wines are thin and pale.
The state of Oregon in the United States appears to be an upcoming growing area with the right conditions for Pinot Noir.
Pinot Noir is very versatile in its ability to match up with foods.
www.cellarnotes.net /pinot_noir_grape.html   (212 words)

  
 Pinot Noir Definition in the Wine Dictionary at Epicurious.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Pinot Noir is also an important red grape in Germany (where it's known as Spätburgunder), but it has a hard time fully ripening there and produces pale, light-bodied wines.
Pinot Noir is also grown in Switzerland, as well as some of the eastern European countries.
In various parts of the world Pinot Noir is also known as Blauer Klevner, Blauer Spätburgunder, Burgundac Crni, Nagyburgundi, Pineau, and Savagnin Noir.
www.epicurious.com /drinking/wine_dictionary/entry?id=7542   (546 words)

  
 PINOT NOIR / New Zealand's latest enological success has wine lovers seeing red
New Zealand's new Pinots are worth the consideration of Pinophiles, mimicking Burgundy's come-hither aromas of fruit, spice and earth; textured layers of cherry, berry and plum flavors; spicy complexity and velvety tannins.
The best conditions for growing Pinot Noir are in the regions of Marlborough, Central Otago, Canterbury and Nelson on the South Island, and Martinborough on the North Island.
He defines his Pinot Noir as being "crisp and clean, full of strong ripe fruit and developing with vine age some of the earthier complexity of some older regions perhaps.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/10/14/WIGRE991211.DTL   (1614 words)

  
 -Highest Rated Oregon Pinot Noir
Qualities provided by being aged in new oak don't overwhelm a generally classic Pinot noir flberry/ raspberry/ cassis fruit profile, with more hints of rose petal and violets in the nose and flavors than were present in the massive wines of 2003.
The 2004 Oregon Pinot noir releases are winding down, and while there are still good wines to be had, and some excellent ones due out in the next two years, many of the best known wineries have sold out.
Their wines are approachable, and in the case of the Pinot noir Willamette Valley 04, even forward, but benefit from cellaring and attention to food pairings.
www.northwest-wine.com /Oregon-Pinot-Noir.html   (3133 words)

  
 Firesteed - Pinot Noir
Our 2003 Pinot Noir echoes the style of previous vintages, by virtue of the gentle techniques we continue to employ in the cellar.
Our 2002 Pinot Noir echoes the style of previous vintages, by virtue of the gentle techniques we continue to employ in the cellar.
Our 2000 Pinot Noir echoes the style of previous vintages, by virtue of the gently techniques we continue to employ in the cellar.
www.firesteed.com /wines/pinot.htm   (1400 words)

  
 Oregon Pinot noir - New Releases, May - June 2006
Throughout the impression of the St Innocent, the sweetness of the fruit is balanced by a fresh, uplifting acidity enmeshed with fl raspberry.
This is the first Pinot Noir bottling every year from Bergstrom Winery, a wine meant to please the hedonist and collector alike...
Andrew's great value Pinot, each year it's one of the best under $20 Oregon Pinots, and this year is no exception.
www.avalonwine.com /Oregon-Pinot-noir-New-Releases-June-2006.php   (1973 words)

  
 A Taste Of
In fact, most Pinot Noirs are described in terms of fabric: silk, satin, taffeta, brushed cotton.
A sweet and fruity Pinot Noir is typically fruit driven with notes of raspberries, cherries, and strawberries.
A more savory and complex Pinot Noir will have more organic flavors as opposed to fruit flavors; mushrooms, forest, earth, and smoke are some of the flavors you will typically taste.
www.winewebcentral.com /pinotnoir05   (321 words)

  
 pinotphile.com
Pinot Noir is low yielding to begin with, but wineries who care about quality more than quantity thin their crops to these kinds of levels, which is one of the reason good Pinot cost so much.
It’s a medium bodied Pinot which is somewhat mellow but not watery it still has the classic mouth feel that I love so much.
Australia is going to have a heard time producing a high quality Pinot Noir.
www.pinotphile.com   (1321 words)

  
 Parker-rated Hartford Family Wines. Sonoma County Vineyards, California. Pinot Noir. Online wine sales.
Complex aromas of ripe cherries, violets and cedar are followed by flavors of perfectly ripe, firm fl cherries, mixed red and fl berries.
The primary source of fruit for Land’s Edge Pinot Noir is our estate’s Annapolis Vineyard, located along the windswept northern part of the Sonoma Coastal Mountain Range overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
The resulting cold climate reduces the Pinot Noir crop to miniscule levels - often picked as late as November.
www.hartfordwines.com /wines/pinotnoir   (232 words)

  
 Fact Sheet: Pinot Noir | Food & Wine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Pinot Noir, the seductive, often temperamental grape of all great red Burgundy, is now planted—with varying success—almost everywhere.
PINOT ZONES Pinot Noir achieves its greatest intensity in marginal (cool) climates: in Oregon and in California's Santa Barbara, Mendocino, Russian River and Carneros—to say nothing of Burgundy, in France.
FOOD FLEXIBILITY Pinot Noir is a great favorite of sommeliers; its supple tannins and refreshing acidity work well with everything from salmon to sirloin steak.
www.foodandwine.com /articles/fact-sheet:-pinot-noir   (544 words)

  
 Sebastiani Vineyards and Winery - Wines - 2002 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir
This wine is comprised of Pinot Noir grapes from our estate vineyards in Carneros, select vineyards near Cotati and the Dutton Ranch in the Russian River Valley.
The Sonoma Coast appellation is the largest and coolest in Sonoma County and perfectly suited for Pinot Noir, producing fruit with spectacular color and flavor development due to the lingering, morning fog and cool ocean breezes.
We had a warm Spring and a relatively mild summer, which allowed the grapes to ripen at a slow, steady pace, ideal for Pinot Noir.
www.sebastiani.com /wines/wines-t4-2004-sonoma-coast-pinot-noir.asp   (509 words)

  
 PinotReport - For People Passionate About Western Pinot Noir
You’ll enjoy tastings from New Zealand’s top Pinot Noir producers, take part in conference sessions led by some of the world’s most challenging and informed wine commentators and producers and indulge in fabulous seafood, game and fresh produce prepared by leading New Zealand chefs.
The fourth annual “Pinot Passion” Awards showcase the very special people and their very special wines that I believe give us so much to enjoy, and ultimately what makes Pinot Noir so different than other wines.
Pinot Noir and Your Health; Pinot At The Table; and profiles of more than 375 producers and more than 800 Pinot Noir reviews.
www.pinotreport.com   (939 words)

  
 Oregon Pinot Camp
Oregon Pinot Camp 2007 will be held June 23-26, in the heart of Oregon Wine Country.
Fifty wineries from throughout the state join together to bring this adventure into Oregon Pinot noir to invited members of the wine trade.
Campers encounter the elegance and the art of Pinot noir, then travel deeper into the soils, vines, vistas, valleys, and vintages.
oregonpinotcamp.com   (270 words)

  
 Sonoma Creek Pinot Noir   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Sonoma County is ideal for growing the noble Pinot Noir grape because of the beneficial effects of coastal cooling.
Flavors of bold fl cherry highlight a rich, smoky, toasty wine, which melts into a lingering spice and chocolate finish.
Pinot Noir happens to be one of the most food-friendly wines and is a welcome addition to a wide variety of dishes.
www.sonomacreek.com /pinot.shtml   (163 words)

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