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Friday, June 02, 2006
Pinot Noir
Lets
drink a good pinot noir
Let's drink a good pinot noir: South Florida Sun-Sentinel It's hard to
find a really good pinot priced at less than $18-$20 (the only
exception is the Baron Philippe Pinot Noir from France).
St.
Clair Vicar's Choice Pinot Noir (2004)
Pinot Noir is a love it or leave it grape, and I’m a sucker for a good,
affordable Pinot. It is a textbook example of a well-made Pinot Noir.
2005
Parker Station Pinot Noir
Unfortunately, this is what we had to do last night after opening a
bottle of Echelon Pinot Noir to discover what we think was the worst
case of oxidation we’ve encountered. Todd came home with a bottle of
2005 Parker Station Pinot Noir.
Talbott
Vineyards Kali Hart Pinot Noir 2004
The region is fast becoming an area know for Pinot Noir due to it's
climate of warm days, and cool nights needed to grow the Pinot Noir
grape. Being over exposed in the movie, Sideways, it has gained a
repution and advanced the cause of Pinot Noir from Monterey County.
Andrew
Lane Napa Valley Gamay Noir Takes Bronze in West Coast Wine ...
Available today at $19 MSRP, Andrew Lane 2004 Gamay has the mouth-feel
and velvety texture of a Pinot Noir, but with a more vibrant, red fruit
character. Often described as a California Rhone, Gamay Noir a'Jus
Blanc is closely related to Pinot Noir and Chardonnay and is the
primary black grape of France's Beaujolais region.
Grochau
Cellars Pinot Noir
But the main wine for Grochau Cellars so far is the Pinot Noir. It’s
$35 on the Higgins list, which is still quite a deal in top flight
Oregon Pinot Noir.
WHEW
what a trip
Rotari Arte Italiano Cuvee 28 Trento DOC 90% Chardonnay, 10% Pinot
Noir. I was able to pick up a really nice bottle of Vin Santo and a
Pino Nero (local name for Pinot Noir).
Alphabetical
list of tasting notes
MAD
Pinot Noir 2004
MAD pinot noir is the brain child of 3 buddies of mine who share a
passion for wine. Ferrous is one of three single-vineyard designated
plots of pinot noir owned by Kooyong Estate.
Crimson
Pinot Noir 2004 by Ata Rangi
The 2004 vintage saw Ata Rangi release its first "young vines" pinot
noir named Crimson. Not the most complex of pinots, but there is
typicity, which makes for a very decent glass of pinot noir.
A
toast to pinot
Marc Goldberg and Maggie DAmbrosia were debating what the ultimate food
pairing for pinot noir their favorite red wine would be. "Our theory
was that pinot noir is so diverse that it would go with any kind of
paella, whether its shrimp and chicken, or snails and artichokes,"
DAmbrosia said.
Bizjournals.com
Erath is currently the No. 1 pinot noir producer in Oregon.
Pinot
pioneer sells to industry giant
Seventy-year-old Dick Erath, one of the founders of the Yamhill
Valley's renowned pinot noir culture, signed an agreement Wednesday to
sell the Erath winery, inventory and brand name to Washington's Ste.
Michelle Wine Estates. Erath produces 53,000 cases of pinot noir a
year, making it Oregon's largest pinot producer, plus 12,000 cases of
other varietals.
Winecast
57 - Sonoma's Russian River Valley
Tasmanian Wine
Tasting Notes At Winorama
The wines covered include the 2003 Freycinet Pinot Noir, 2003 Frogmore
Creek Pinot Noir, 2004 Freycinet Chardonnay and the 2005 Maestro Pinot
Grigio.
Quick
tasting at Bethel Heights
For $30 this isn't cheap, but if you like savory Pinot Noir instead of
the jammy, fruit packed versions, definitely seek this out.
The
World of Pinot Noir - Part 1
This is the first of a three part series covering the wine show: World
of Pinot Noir.
2004
Craggy Range Te Muna Road Vineyard Pinot Noir
But it's the pinot noir from the cooler Martinborough region, to the
south, that will put Craggy Range on the world winemaking map. As good
as the 2003 pinot noir was, the 2004 Craggy Range "Te Muna Road
Vineyard'' Pinot Noir -***** - is even better.
Experts:
Get contract first
“Of course Pinot noir is the hottest thing out there,” followed by
Zinfandel, said California Association of Winegrape Growers Chairman
Rodney Schatz in a phone interview from his Lodi office. And Pinot
noir, the silent star of the 2004 movie “Sideways,” experienced a 70
percent rise in grocery store sales, compared to 2004.
Anapamu
Central Coast Pinot Noir 2004
A rare commodity these days is a $15 Pinot Noir that could be priced
higher.
AMISFIELD
PINOT NOIR CENTRAL OTAGO - 2003
When you think of Pinot Noir, I'm sure Burgundy, France, Oregon, or
Santa Barbara California come to mind.
Le
Mark West Vin De Corse Pinot Noir 2004
Have you noticed a small but very significant change on the label of
your 2004 Mark West Pinot Noir? *In August, 2005, Winewaves reviewed
Mark West Central Coast Pinot Noir 2004.
Bindi Pinot Noir 2001
A lovely example of a Pinot Noir that has aged well. For my palate,
Bindi are clearly making the greatest expressions of Pinot Noir in
Australia.
North
American Pinot Noir
I was so intimidated when I first got the 450-page tome that is North
American Pinot Noir that I pulled a trick from teaching undergrads out
of my hat: I scheduled a class where I would have to read it.
Paringa
Estate Pinot Noir 1999
Lincourt
Santa Barbara Pinot Noir 2004
Lincourt* Pinot Noir 2004 is Pinot Noir, 6/10 from Santa Maria Valley
(Solomon Hills Vyd) and 4/10 from Foley's Rancho Santa Rosa in Santa
Rita Hills.
Willamette
Valley Whole Cluster Pinot Noir 2005
In 100 words, tell Willamette Valley Vineyards why you love Oregon
Pinot Noir. The composition of Willamette Valley Whole Cluster Pinot
Noir 2005 is 91% Pinot Noir, from Willamette Valley.
2003?
Kenwood "Russian River" Pinot Noir
Jeir Creek Pinot
Noir 2002
I visited their cellar door late last year and picked up this bottle as
part of a clearance to make way for the 2003 vintage Pinot Noir.
Ready?
Cleanse your palate and lets play the rosé game
And finally, I was able to match producers (though not vintages), with
this Sokol Blosser, 2005 Dundee Hills Rosé of Pinot Noir, $10.
Who says you can't make a great rosé of pinot noir?
Link
Few wines combine depth and elegance like Pinot Noir.
Stoller's
new LEED-certified winery
The Stollers are partners in Chelalem winery in Newberg, long the
source of the most visible Stoller vineyard Pinot Noir in the market.
Link
A Brett nose can be described as 'barnyard, leather, clove and strong
spice to medicinal and animal' (From Purely Pinot Noir).
Loving
older zinfandels
The largest parts of my collection are devoted to cabernet sauvignon
and its Bordeaux counterparts, with pinot noir and zinfandel finishing
distantly in the rear and everything else being represented by dribs
and drabs. Pinot noir and zinfandel are, as my father used to say,
birds of a different feather, however, and their age worthiness is
shorter than cabernet and less reliable.
Daniel:
New wines tasted during re-enactment of famous 76 contest ...
The Talley was the only wine from the south-central coast, a region
that's gaining a solid reputation for chardonnay and pinot noir.
The
New Wine Media
It's a blog written by a winery owner devoted to Pinot Noir.
Oregon
Winery Visits
Pinot Noir was a bit wan, just soft and dull today.
Ste.
Michelle buys Oregons Erath Winery
The largest wine company in the Northwest has announced plans to
acquire one of Oregon's best-known producers of pinot noir.
Alsace
Wines From The House Of Leon Beyer.
Ste.
Michelle agrees to buy Oregons Erath Vineyards
Based in Dundee, Ore., and founded by Dick Erath in 1967, Erath
Vineyards was among the first wineries in Oregon's Willamette Valley,
which has developed a reputation for producing high-end pinot noir
grapes and wine. Erath produces roughly 65,000 cases of wine annually,
about two-thirds of which are pinot noir, according to Erath
spokeswoman Leah Jorgensen.
Perfect
Red Wine for the Texas Heat!
The focus today is on hand crafted estate bottled Pinot Noir and
Chardonnay from the Olivet Lane vineyard in Russian River Valley,
Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot from the family's Cloverdale Ranch in
Alexander Valley, and an old clone Zinfandel from their Eight Cousin's
vineyard.
A
Week in Review...
A silky finish made this a very pleasant under $20 Pinot Noir.
Pinot
envy
And a couple of weeks ago, I had a 1998 Dehlinger Pinot Noir (find this
wine) that tasted as fruit forward as it did on release.
Top 100 Vin
De Pays Tasting
Reflecting the poor quality harvest in 2004 the 16 judges chose not to
award trophies for Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir and Viognier.
Melville
Estate (Santa Rita Hills) 2004
Peay
Sonoma Coast Chardonnay 2002
Once in a while you come across a wine that changes your perception or
reminds you that there are other great wines besides Pinot Noir and
Zinfandel.
Instant
Champagne knowledge
There are seven permitted grape varieties but only three are
significant: Pinot Noir (12,254 ha), Pinot Meunier (10,877 ha) and
Chardonnay (8,952 ha).
Good
Wine and Simple Meals
The Burgundy in this case was 2003 Bouchard Pere et Fils Bourgogne
Rouge, France ($15)–Pinot Noir and delicious.
Pairing
wine with sushi
I also heard that light, non tannic red wines such as Pinot Noir or
Beaujolais work as well.
Getting
High On Low Gas Prices
Puglisi says that leaded or unleaded petrol could be laced with ethanol
produced from excess Chardonnay or Pinot Noir.
Oregon
whites
For all the attention paid to Pinot Noir, the northern Willamette
Valley produces some terrific white wines.
Galena
Cellars General's Reserve Red
Yet other websites claim that it's an unorthodox blend of Cabernet
Sauvignon, Merlot, and Pinot Noir.