Pinot noir's popularity may compromise quality

The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  March 16, 2005 ;     700+ words ......Record (Bergen County, NJ) 03-16-2005 Pinot noir's popularity may compromise quality ROBERT...Editions Column: WINE TALK Soon demand for pinot noir will easily outstrip supply. This will push up the price. For those of us who love pinot noir, this is not good. Seems like the whole...

In search of an affordable pinot noir

The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  July 31, 2002 ;     700+ words ...00-00-0000 In search of an affordable pinot noir -- What's drinkable for under $20 By...Two Star B. Two Star P. One Star B Pinot noir is to a restaurant wine list what an...an affordable - let's say $20 retail - pinot noir that offers much sophistication. Most...

America's hope for quality Pinot Noir rests with Oregon

Chicago Sun-Times;  August 6, 1987 ;     654 words ......Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir, I'd choose the Pinot Noir hands down. Beaulieu Vineyards 1984 Los Caneros Pinot Noir ($9.50) isn't very spicy but is chock-full of...was a welcome partner. 1983 Mondavi Napa Valley Pinot Noir ($5.50) offers a cornucopia of Pinot ...

ON WINE Worshippers of Pinot Noir will happily consume new book

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  October 24, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Worshippers of Pinot Noir will happily consume new book The...Haeger, author of "North American Pinot Noir" (University of California Press...become a classic for worshippers of Pinot Noir. A massively informative tome, it...

Wine, Etc: Vintner in search of pinot noir perfection

Maryland Gazette;  May 18, 2005 ;     700+ words ......apparently ruminated long enough about pinot noir that he named his Napa Valley winery...all accounts he already has a Ph.D. in pinot noir. Mr. Soter was among many adventurous...who in the early 1980s dared to make a pinot noir, the most onerous grape varieities. Then...

Wine, etc.: Pinot noir grape demand growing

Maryland Gazette;  June 28, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Sideways" brought national attention to pinot noir, winemakers have been searching for more...wine growers as the "heartbreak grape," pinot noir's ornery disposition has scared off more...when made well there is nothing like pinot noir - just ask the burgundians. As U.S. producers...

Wines, Etc. Vintner in search of pinot noir perfection

Capital (Annapolis);  May 18, 2005 ;     700+ words ......apparently ruminated long enough about pinot noir that he named his Napa Valley winery...all accounts he already has a Ph.D. in pinot noir. Mr. Soter was among many adventurous...who in the early 1980s dared to make a pinot noir, the most onerous grape varieities. Then...

Pinot Noir master uncorks the secrets of his craft

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  April 20, 2003 ;     700+ words ...ON WINE Pinot Noir master uncorks the secrets of his craft...myself at his purple feet. If you love Pinot Noir the way I do, then you know what I mean...Wisconsin, Dore agreed to spill all of Pinot Noir's secrets. It's an exasperating grape...

Ideal souffle to go with pinot noir

The Nelson Mail;  December 14, 2001 ;     354 words ......recipe for goat's cheese souffle matched with Neudorf pinot noir. The book has...The goat's cheese souffle recipe...States for a pinot noir conference in...it. "I think pinot noir goes with any...adds. Goat's Cheese Souffle From...

BERINGER'S PINOT NOIR DESERVES ATTENTION TOO

The Boston Globe;  July 15, 2004 ;     330 words ...Winemakers describe pinot noir as a temperamental grape that is...Champagne blend. Recently some delicious pinot noir have been emerging from New Zealand...valleys, has become well known for pinot noir because the heat of the upper end...

UNCORKED: Continuing our look at grape varieties with Pinot Noir.

Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England);  January 17, 1999 ;     430 words ......tackling an equally difficult red variety, Pinot Noir. But this is not an issue of fashion or prejudice, for many producers making good Pinot Noir is their Holy Grail . It's just that Pinot Noir is so difficult to make successfully. If...

Pinot noir is the next splash in a changing wine market.(Originated from...

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  April 24, 1995 ;     435 words ......if merlot is about to be eclipsed by pinot noir. Francis Mahoney, the guru at Carneros...country to the title ``Godfather'' of pinot noir, recently talked about the grape's future. Within a year, Mahoney projects, the pinot noir sections of wine stores are going to...

Calif. gets the hang of growing pinot noir grapes

The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  September 6, 2006 ;     700+ words ......09-06-2006 Calif. gets the hang of growing pinot noir grapes ROBERT WHITLEY Date: 09-06...ago, when any serious discussion of pinot noir began and ended with the red wines of Burgundy. Very little pinot noir from anywhere else was worth talking...

California pinot noir soars in '94

Chicago Sun-Times;  January 8, 1997 ;     604 words ......has been hyped as the greatest ever for pinot noir in California. That's the vintage the...for once the hype is true. California pinot noir producers have realized the equivalent...and of 1990 in Burgundy. For decades, pinot noir was the laughingstock of the California...

Thin-skinned and fickle, pinot noir still a darling.

Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA);  October 11, 2004 ;     700+ words ......come from the skins and seeds of red grapes) and pinot noir in general is less tannic _ that astringent quality...lushest and most fruity California and Oregon pinot noir usually made by small artisan producers are at...average price of about $40. A good vintage of pinot noir from ...