Pinot Noir
Light red varietal
Pinot Noir is the formal or branded presentation of pinot noir, a red wine grape and the wine made from it.
This capitalization appears on wine labels, restaurant menus, and in wine journalism: The 2019 Pinot Noir from Willamette Valley earned high marks. (Lowercase pinot noir is the standard form in general writing.)
French winemaking region
- OregonNorthwestern U.S. state
- SonomaCalifornia wine county
- TasmaniaIsland state below Australia
- AlsaceNortheastern French region
Marlborough · Baden · Patagonia · Casablanca · Santa Barbara · Sancerre
Grape-growing estate
- clonesGenetically identical copies
- ripeningBecoming ready to eat
- harvestGathering mature crops
- tanninsAstringent plant compounds
budbreak · canopy · pruning · rootstock · grafting · yield · thin-skinned · sorting
Easily broken or harmed
- elegantGracefully refined, tasteful
- silkySmooth and lustrous
- refinedPurified or cultured
- subtleNot immediately obvious
light-bodied · finesse · nuanced · layered · complex · velvety · ethereal · graceful
Côte d'Or
French wine department
- négociantWine wholesaler, trader
Burgundy
French winemaking region
Marlborough · Alsace · Baden · Patagonia · Casablanca · Santa Barbara · Sancerre
vineyard
Grape-growing estate
tannins · budbreak · canopy · pruning · rootstock · grafting · yield · thin-skinned · sorting · maceration
delicate
Easily broken or harmed
subtle · light-bodied · finesse · nuanced · layered · complex · velvety · ethereal · graceful · supple
cherry
Red stone fruit
- raspberryAggregate bramble fruit
- strawberryRed fruit, seeds outside
- blackberryAggregate fruit from thorny canes
violet · rose · mushroom · truffle · earth · leather · tobacco · clove · cinnamon · vanilla
soil
Ground matter for planting
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- chalkSoft sedimentary writing stone
slope · drainage · microclimate · elevation · aspect · mineral · loam · volcanic · schist · marl
- Burgundy GrapesChardonnay, Gamay, Cesar
- French GrapesCabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Grenache
- North American Winered wine, white wine, sparkling wine, dessert wine, Chardonnay
- Pinot Wines
- Red WinesMerlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Malbec, Sangiovese
- alcoholbeer, vodka, whiskey, whisky, rum
Pinot NoirCabernet Sauvignon
Noble red grape variety
Malbec · Shiraz · Merlot · Chardonnay · Grenache
Pinot NoirChardonnay
French white wine grape
Sauvignon Blanc · Riesling · Pinot Blanc · white wine · Gewürztraminer