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Pinot Noir

California dreaming
For every romantically shot vineyard or reference to how fickle pinot noir is, my mind kept racing back to the heart-stopping villages of the Cte D'Or and the sheer majesty of French and Italian culture. Its brooding single-vineyard cabernets, ripe and expertly crafted zinfandel and increasingly elegant chardonnays, not to mention its pinot noir, are all re-exciting wine critics everywhere.

Gwyneth Paltrow’s penchant for Pinot Noir in her garden!
Gwyneth Paltrow’s penchant for Pinot Noir in her garden! Gwyneth Paltrow’s penchant for Pinot Noir in her garden!

Devils Lake Daily Journal
He enjoys pairing complex flavors of spiced stews and braised meats with full-bodied Cabernet Sauvignon or velvety Merlot, and accompanying rich chocolate desserts in the colder months with a luscious Pinot Noir. Pair this salad with the same Pinot Noir used in the sauce.

Sacramento Bee
In reds, he continued, Pinot noir is a better buy than cabernet or merlot, and for the same reason. In terms of wine- producing countries, The good deals ...

Santa Cruz Mountains and Northern Central Coast Pinot Noir
Even within the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA, there are a multitude of microclimates that favor everything from cool climate-loving Pinot Noir and Chardonnay to warmer weather Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandel. TWO AND A HALF STARS 2004 Beauregard Vineyards Trout Gulch Vineyard Santa Cruz Mountains Pinot Noir ($45) This wine's more earthy, slightly herbal nose has notes of bay laurel leaf and blackberry sauce over vanilla ice cream, while the palate is all about full-flavored fruit.

Build it in Napa -- they will come Wine country offers lots of new ...
The winery, known for its pinot noir and chardonnay, boasts the oldest planting of pinot grapes in the state. I retreat into the cottage to finger the bed's fluffy pillows, flip on the plasma TV and down a glass of pinot noir.

Celebrating long history of Oregon pinot noir
These are heady times for wineries that specialize in pinot noir. The "Sideways" effect is for real; more than two years after that film's premiere, sales of pinot noir are still in the stratosphere.

Outstanding win for Central Otago winery
“We are absolutely rapt that the Peregrine Pinot Noir 2004 has proved itself as a stand out wine amongst stiff competition from New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. The wine received the coveted trophy for top Pinot Noir, which adds to its already impressive list of trophies and gold medals.

Winewaves
In Nashville you don't get a lot of choices in Australian Pinot Noir. Last year's was sourced from Oregon, but 2004 Sockeye Pinot Noir came from South Eastern Australia, and is varietal.

Learning from Australia
This interest in Pinot Noir in the United States creates great opportunities for New Zealand. I believe that outstanding New Zealand Pinot Noir is one of the few that can compete with those produced in Burgundy in France, he said.

Local vineyard wins two bronzes
The bronze medals were awarded to the estate's 2004 Pinot Noir and 2005 Pinot Gris/Chardonney blend.

Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
The Santa Lucia Highlands has been an American Viticultural Area (AVA) since 1991, yet there has been a recent boom in the number of wines produced from there, particularly Pinot Noir. Pinot Noir is the red wine of the moment in America, and Santa Lucia Highlands is known for producing the varietal in a full, fruity style.

Airlie Willamette Valley 2003 Pinot Noir
Although having a female winery owner and winemaker has little to do with the taste of the grape (or does it?), it's nice to run across a softer touch applied to pinot noir. Established in 1986 by owner Mary Olson, winemaker Elizabeth Ogg crafts Airlie Winery wines from thirty-two acres of grapes producing Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Marechal Foch, Gewurztraminer, Riesling, and Muller Thurgau.

This years crop looks smaller as harvest season begins
And for one popular varietal, Pinot Noir, the continued "Sideways" effect on the market may make prices go up for both growers and consumers. "But if anybody has Pinot Noir, they're in a negotiating position.

Wine Offer
Medium Bodied, Dry, Ready, but will keep, Pinot Noir, 13% alc.

confiture
This book, a best seller in France, presents dozens of recipes, organized by season, for preserves from Black Cherry with Pinot Noir to Greengage and Mirabelle Plum with Mint; a number of them include chocolate, not a standard addition.