This popular red grape originated in Burgundy but has spread across the New World. Like its white Burgundian counterpart Chardonnay, Pinot Noir is early-budding, early-ripening and thin-skinned. The ...

Few wine grapes show more range and personality than pinot noir. Its character can shift dramatically depending on where it’s grown and how it’s made. Another source of variation is clonal ...

Western Australian winemaking veteran Gavin Berry admits he used to be “pretty dismissive” of those who thought making good pinot noir was difficult ... “We don’t want simple fruit ...

The French call it Burgundy, the Italians call it pinot nero and the New World calls it pinot noir. Call it what you will, the dark-skinned, small-cluster grapes can produce some of the world’s ...

For anyone who has tasted Oregon wines — especially pinot noir — the quality has never been better. New wineries and pioneers increasingly offer impressive bottlings from a variety of regions.