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Article: Pinot Noir master uncorks the secrets of his craft
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- April 20, 2003
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ON WINE
Pinot Noir master uncorks the secrets of his craft
By ANNE SCHAMBERG
Sunday, April 20, 2003
I didn't quite throw myself at his purple feet.
If you love Pinot Noir the way I do, then you know what I mean. I
managed to restrain myself even though Richard Dore is co-owner of
Foxen Winery, a California producer with near cultlike status when it
comes to this noble grape.
It's the grape of France's revered red Burgundies, a grape that in
the right hands, like those at Foxen, produces wine of unusual
subtlety and finesse.
During his recent visit to Wisconsin, Dore agreed to spill all of
Pinot Noir's secrets.
It's an exasperating grape to grow -- as fickle in the vineyard as
Cabernet is ...