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Pinot noir is grown around the world, mostly in cooler climates, and the variety is chiefly associated with the Burgundy region of France. [2] Pinot noir is now used to make red wines around the world, as well as champagne, sparkling white wines such as the Italian Franciacorta, and English sparkling wines.
Pineau d'Aunis (French pronunciation: [pino donis]; also known as Chenin noir [1] [ʃənɛ̃ nwaʁ]) is a red French wine grape variety that is grown primarily in the Loire Valley around Anjou and Touraine. [2] A favorite of Henry Plantagenet, [3] the English king had Pineau d'Aunis wine first brought to England in 1246. [4]
Pinot Meunier (French pronunciation: [pino mønje] ⓘ), also known as Meunier or Schwarzriesling (German: [ˈʃvaʁt͡sˌʁiːslɪŋ] ⓘ), is a variety of red wine grape most noted for being one of the three main varieties used in the production of Champagne (the other two are the red variety Pinot noir and the white Chardonnay). Until ...
The Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) Volnay is only used for red wine with pinot noir as the main grape variety. There are no Grand Cru vineyards within Volnay, but several highly regarded Premier Cru vineyards. The AOC was created in 1937 (88 years ago) (). [1]
Blaufränkisch (German pronunciation: [ˈblaʊ̯ˌfʁɛŋkɪʃ] ⓘ; German for blue Frankish) is a dark-skinned variety of grape used for red wine. [1] Blaufränkisch, which is a late-ripening variety, produces red wines which are typically rich in tannin and may exhibit a pronounced spicy character.
2022 Hundred Suns Old Eight Cut Willamette Valley Pinot Noir ($35) Food & Wine / Hundred Suns Winery Husband and wife team Grant Coulter and Renée Saint-Amour own this rising star Oregon producer.
It is therefore suited for cultivation in cooler climates. The grape has small berries and small clusters (perhaps 0.20 lbs/cluster), and thus it is time-consuming to manually harvest. It can yield a bigger wine similar to a ripe Syrah, or a lighter wine more in the style of Pinot Noir.
Recent DNA fingerprinting suggests that it is a cross between Gouais blanc and Pinot, the same ancestry as Chardonnay. The name Auxerrois blanc has been used as a synonym for Chardonnay in the Moselle region in France, which may explain why there is also a longer name (Auxerrois Blanc de Laquenexy) for the grape variety.