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Article: Homework helps in choosing Pinot Noir
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- June 26, 1996
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Pinot Noir's growing popularity is getting another boost this
summer from wine lovers looking for a "lighter" alternative to
Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.
"Lighter" may be misleading, though, because Pinot Noir wines
come in all sorts of flavors and densities. The relatively
inexpensive ($8 or so) Napa Ridge Pinot Noir provides a very dense,
mouth-filling, chewy wine that few would categorize as "light."
In buying Pinot Noirs for warm-weather enjoyment, you may need
advice from your wine dealer or others who have sampled the Pinot
Noir to tell you what you're getting.
The Pinot grape vine has a propensity for mutating if a grape
grower gives it an ugly look. I don't pretend to ...