Pinot Noir

Visit to Varner: Superb Santa Cruz Mountains Chardonnays

Richard Jennings | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Winetasting, Portola Valley, Santa Cruz Mountains, Chardonnay, Winery, Wine, Pinot Noir, Varner, San Francisco News
Richard Jennings

The keys to the Varners' terrific Chardonnays are meticulous farming and very gentle winemaking techniques.

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Santa Cruz Mountains Pinot: Challenging Conditions, Occasional Brilliance

Richard Jennings | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Winetasting, Wine, Pinot Noir, Santa Cruz Mountains, Pinot Noir Brands, Santa Cruz Mountains Pinot, Santa Cruz Mountains Pinot Noir, San Francisco News
Richard Jennings

Planting vines in the cool, high altitude Santa Cruz Mountains is a quixotic endeavor. Nonetheless, a few driven producers over the years have made some brilliant, complex, cool climate Pinot in these parts.

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Pinot Noir, The King of Spring

Menuism | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Red Wine, Wine, Wine Tasting, Pinot Noir, Food News
Menuism

With a pale color in the glass and a zesty acidity on the palette, the pinot noir grape is much more delicate than cabernet sauvignon.

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Sta. Rita Hills: Young Appellation Fulfills Its Promise

Richard Jennings | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Winetasting, rn74, Viognier, Chardonnay, Sta. Rita Hills, Santa Barbara, Syrah, Wine, Pinot Noir, Sta. Rita Hills Californial, San Francisco Wines, California Wines, Best of San Francisco, San Francisco News
Richard Jennings

Sta. Rita Hills is definitely starting to fulfill its promise as a source of characterful, balanced and terroir-driven wines, from flavorful Chardonnay and Viognier to minerally and complex Pinot Noir and Syrah.

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Chinese Food, German Wines, and a Hong Kong Master of Wine... Oh My!

David Rosengarten | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Chinese Food, Wine, Pinot Noir, German Wine, Peking Duck, Hoisin Sauce, France, Buddakan, Food News
David Rosengarten

To top it all off, though there are only 250 Masters of Wine in the entire world -- a title earned after a grueling England-based qualification period that can take as long as a decade -- Jeannie is one of them, and the only female Master of Wine from Asia.

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California Wine Gets More Diverse: The Balance Movement

Richard Jennings | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Winemaker, Winetasting, Mount-Eden, Santa Cruz Mountains, Chardonnay, Sonoma Coast, Wine, Pinot Noir, Anderson Valley, San Francisco News
Richard Jennings

I'm very wary of dogmatism in wine, as I am in life in general. What is wonderful is that the world of wine in California gets more diverse, with more and better choices for every palate.

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Mount Eden: One of California's Oldest and Greatest Producers

Richard Jennings | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Mount Eden, Winetasting, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Paul Masson, Martin Ray, Pinot Noir, Santa Cruz Mountains AVA, Mount Eden Winery, San Francisco News
Richard Jennings

Mount Eden produces some of the most admirable, consistent and ageworthy expressions of terroir to be found anywhere in California.

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Understanding Burgundy: Birthplace of "Terroir"

Richard Jennings | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Burgundy, Winetasting, Wine, Pinot Noir, La Paulee De San Francisco, Chardonnay, Terroir, Bourgogne, Burgundy Wine, San Francisco News
Richard Jennings

What is it about Burgundy that makes its wines among the world's most cherished, imitated and expensive?

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Deep Chill Has Unexpected Consequences For Wine

AP | By KAREL JANICEK | Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: Czech Wine, Ice Wine, Pinot Noir, Czech Ice Wine, Europe Cold Snap, Wine, Extreme Weather, Czech Republic Wine, Czech Republic, World News

STOSIKOVICE NA LOUCE, Czech Republic -- In a vineyard in Moravia, the Arctic chill striking Europe at least has some people jumping with joy. Winemak...

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The Many Moods of Pinot Noir

Richard Jennings | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Burgundy, Carneros, Pinot Noir, Santa Cruz Mountains, Wine Styles, Sonoma Coast, Wine Tips, Beginners Wine Tips, San Francisco News
Richard Jennings

Pinot Noir from its region of origin, France's Burgundy appellation, has an almost fanatic following among wine geeks. It certainly helps that Pinot is one of the most versatile varieties when it comes to food pairings.

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Think You Know Everything About Rosé Wine?

Kitchen Daily | Joseph Erdos | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Syrah, Video, Cooking How-To, Rose of Malbec, Pinot Noir, Winemaking, Rose, Cabernet, Wine, Cooking-Video, Malbec, Kd-Entertaining, KitchenDaily News

In our series "What the Heck Is ..." we share with you foods and/or ingredients that people should know more about. This week we're bringing your atte...

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May We Suggest a Pinot With That Redwood Forest?

Lorraine Devon Wilke | Posted 11.04.2011

Read More: Sonoma County, Winery vs Forest, Pacific Premier, Environment, Wine, Vineyards, Pinot Noir, Napa, Deforestation, Redwoods, Northern California, Trees, Rain Forest, Artesa, Codorniu, Green News
Lorraine Devon Wilke

Wine drinkers the world over simply can't get enough of the California Pinot grape and so Napa vineyards came up with the proposal to deforest pristine acres of majestic Redwoods and Douglas Firs in the small town of Annapolis, CA.

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Paul Ryan Drank $350 Bottle Of Wine While Calling For Medicare Cuts

Talking Points Memo | Posted 09.07.2011

Read More: Paul Ryan Wine, Medicare Cuts, Budget Cuts, Pinot Noir, Paul Ryan Medicare Cuts, Paul Ryan Medicare, Paul Ryan Bistro Bis, Bistro Bis, Medicare, Paul Ryan, Paul Ryan Budget, Politics News

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), a leading advocate of shrinking entitlement spending and the architect of the plan to privatize Medicare, spent Tuesday evening...

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The Many Dimensions of Oregon Pinot Noirs

Snooth | Posted 06.14.2011

Read More: snooth.com, Oregon Pinot Noir, Pinot Noir, Food, Wine, Snooth, Wine Tasting, Oregon, Greg Dal Piaz, Food News
Snooth

A recent Oregon pinot event featured three blind tastings that highlighted the various elements that come into play while forming the character of each wine: site, vintage and winemaking techniques.

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Living the Dream: Kutch Wines

Marie Elena Martinez | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Winemaker, Kutch Wines, Wine Country, Jamie Kutch, Sonoma Country, Pinot Noir, Food News
Marie Elena Martinez

Stock market got you down? Looking for a career alternative? That was native New Yorker Jamie Kutch's reality in 2005 when he packed it all in for a...

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A Thanksgiving Colorado Wine Pairing Guide

Jacob Harkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Orange Muscat, Garfield Estate Cellars, Snowy Peaks Winery, Creekside Cellars, Bookcliff Vineyards, Gruet Winery, Thanksgiving, Riesling, Colorado Cellars, Pinot Noir, Sparkling Wine, Wine Pairing, Thanksgiving 2010, Thanksgiving Wine, Wine for Thanksgiving, Wine Pairing Guide, Wine Pairing for Thanksgiving, Denver News
Jacob Harkins

The medley of flavors at the dinner table -- not to mention the myriad palates that will be sitting at it -- can make pairing wines on Thanksgiving Day a brutal task.

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Greg La Follette and La Follette Wines: Artistic Expression in a Liquid Form

Brad Haskel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sonoma, Passion, Terroir, UC Davis, Winemaking, Wine, Greg La Follette, Bv, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Food News
Brad Haskel

Greg La Follette's wines talk to you. They implore you take another sip, find another nuance, look for another slight complexity of flavor.

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Burgundy: Of Pinot Noir and Terroir

David Downie | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Burgundy, Pinot Noir, Languedoc-Roussillon Pinot Noir Fraud, Food Wine Burgundy, Languedoc-Roussillon Pinot Noir Case, Food, Style News
David Downie

When is a Pinot Noir not a Pinot Noir? When it is grown in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of southern France and marketed under tantalizing labels to unsuspecting consumers in the United States.

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Stay Warm This Winter With Big California Reds

Ari Bendersky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cabernet, Napa Valley, Winter, Alpana Singh, Joel Gott, California Wine, Atlas Peak, Syrah, Sonoma, Petite Sirah, Napa, Chateau Montelena, Bin 36, Zinfandel, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, San Francisco, Wine, Belinda Chang, Chicago News
Ari Bendersky

Each year as the temps drops to unbearable lows, I take solace knowing that I can open bottle after bottle of big, warm, jammy California red wine to snuggle up with and keep me warm.

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Ecco Domani's Trio Of Wines And The Luxe Lab Bash

Tony Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ecco Domani, Merlot, Pinot Grigio, Robert Verdi, Pinot Noir, Wine, David Rosengarten, Luxe Laboratory, Style News
Tony Sachs

In the midst of my gawking, I realized the wine was probably the reason I was there, so I took a sip and paid attention. And it was good. Really good.

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Understanding German Riesling: It's Not All Sweet

Ari Bendersky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Spatlese, Grapes, Pfalz, German Wine, Germany, Rhine River, Riesling Wine, Pinot Noir, Riesling, Kabinett, Auslese, Gewurztraminer, Mosel, Food, Chicago News
Ari Bendersky

Riesling is possibly the most misunderstood grape varietal in the wine world. It runs the gamut from super-sweet dessert wines to bone-dry bottles that you could even pair with a steak.

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Summertime Is Rose Wine Season

Ari Bendersky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Zealand, World Market, Lucien Albrecht, Melissa Stackhouse, Rose Wine, Syrah, La Crema, Murphy's Law, Sonoma, Grenache, Rosé, Russian River, Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Sam's Wines, Kim Crawford, Australia, Spain, South Africa, France, Chicago News
Ari Bendersky

If you think pink wine is for frail old ladies who don't know anything but (gag) White Zin, it's time to think again. Rose has stealthily made a comeback over the last few years.

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It's Wine With Seafood at Glenn's Diner

Ari Bendersky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sauvignon Blanc, Syrah, Chicago Diners, Grenache, Whitefish, Baron Phillippe De Rothschild, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, Scallops, Wine, Glenn's Diner, Seafood, Mouvedre, Chicago News
Ari Bendersky

Since the menu is fairly eclectic between the diner fare and the dozen or so fresh fish and seafood items flown in daily, pairing was going to be a little tricky.

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Who Wants Wine?

Ari Bendersky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, Wine, Meritage, Napa Valley, Buena Vista, Portugal, Sonoma Valley, Chicago News
Ari Bendersky

This wine is super versatile and pairs well with a lot of food. We went out on a limb and had it with Cantonese from and it surprisingly worked with the moo shu chicken and fat egg rolls.

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Who Wants Wine?

Ari Bendersky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jacob's Creek, Shiraz, Bourgogne, Pinot Noir, Wine, Burgundy, Wine Discount Center, Albert Bichot, Chicago Wine, Food, Sam's Wines, Chicago Wine Shops, Organic Wine, Stellar Winery, Chicago News
Ari Bendersky

A new wine column from a guy who likes wine and doesn't think you have to spend a fortune to get something delicious.

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