Tag: Pinot Noir
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Wine Guy: A cornucopia of inviting, reasonably affordable pinot noir
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save I have been increasingly impressed with the quality of Oregon and California pinot noir in recent years. My recent tastings were so prolific, I decided to write two columns. The only downside is that prices have risen rather aggressively. Because pinot noir is especially transparent…
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Wine Guy: Shining examples of West Coast pinot noir
Recent vintages confirm that pinot noir wines from the West Coast are shining in regions with a proximity to a river or the Pacific Ocean. When serious commercial grape growing began in Oregon’s Willamette Valley in 1966, few had any idea the region would become a world-class pinot noir producer. A latecomer (1987) by comparison,…