In the Pacific Northwest, Pinot Gris is renowned as the dream match for the oily richness of salmon.
What Pinot Gris lacks in marquee value, it makes up for in sheer agreeableness.
While the setting is simple, the handcrafted wines, particularly the pinot noirs, are complex and delicious.
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In the northern part of the valley, chardonnay and pinot noir-based wines are crafted.
Lighter and more thin-skinned than cabernet sauvignon or merlot, pinot is sensitive to climate and handling.
The buzz has slackened a bit, but Pinot Noir is still an expensive hobby.
Pinot meuniers are common in Germany (where they're known as Schwarzriesling) and Australia (a.k.a. miller's burgundy).
The Red Bicyclette Pinot Noir single grape wine is hugely popular in the United States.
I'd search for interesting, albeit less fashionable, wines that were Pinot-like but not Pinot-priced.
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That's another aspect of Pinot: There's a large gap between the haves and the have-nots.
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"If you can know of a good value Pinot Noir, let me know, " said Mr. Mailvaganam.
Pinot Gris-or its wayward Italian sibling, Pinot Grigio (same grape, different name)-just might be your next white-wine love affair.
Begin or end the day with a glass of bubbly or Pinot at Artesa Winery, southwest of Napa.
Pinot Gris is a lot of things to a lot of people, not all of them good.
Anthony Road Pinot Gris: light-bodied, dry but soft, some light fruity tones with a hint of mineral.
Shea Vineyard Pinot Noirs are some of the state's most sought-after wines and the fruit doesn't come cheap.
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This is particularly notable since Shea sells Pinot Noir grapes and makes its own Pinot Noir, too.
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As delicious as that Pommard had been, it was the wine that made me give up Pinot.
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This applies as much to the delicate-but-intense Nebbiolos and Pinot Noirs as it does to the muscular, in-your-face Australian Shirazes.
Fruity wines have less tannins and aerating these can actually diminish the fruit taste (Barbera, Burgundy, Pinot, Tempranillo).
They found the amount of Pinot Noir being sold to Gallo was far more than the region produced.
He'd purchased all four Pinot Noirs (thereby exceeding the one-bottle-per-night rule) and conducted a tasting of them all.
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There were nonvintage Champagnes composed entirely of Chardonnay and nonvintages made mostly of Pinot Noir or Pinot Meunier.
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In the state where David Lett once maintained a lonely vigil there are now more than 90 wineries making Pinot Gris.
The fundamental fact is that the family patriarch, Pinot Noir, is notoriously unstable because it is so promiscuous in producing mutations.
Today Oregon land, specifically the Dundee Hills where Drouhin set up shop, is prime Pinot Noir growing country.
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Pinot Gris--or its wayward Italian sibling, Pinot Grigio (same grape, different name)--just might be your next white-wine love affair.
The wines must be crafted only from the Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier or Chardonnay grapes grown in the region.
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For something completely different, visit Goldeneye, a high-end pinot noir specialist owned by Duckhorn, the esteemed Napa winemaker.
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Mr. Spingarn told me that his top-selling German wine today isn't a Riesling at all, but a Pinot Noir.
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