Pinot Noir is one of life’s great sensory delights. The best Pinot Noir wines are medium-bodied, fruity yet earthy, smooth and elegant. Pinot Noir is a wine to sit beside and sniff repeatedly, at an unhurried pace, with or without food, company or conversation. This thin-skinned, finicky red grape prefers cool-climate regions: Burgundy, France, the […]
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Sometimes, an intrepid virtual traveler need only look on the other side of the mountain or river to discover a wine flying under the radar. Such was my experience recently when I received an Oltrepò Pavese sparkling rosé from Susannah Gold, brand ambassador for Oltrepò in the U.S. Susannah invited the Italian Food, Wine and
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When Sylvie Spielman started her winemaking career in the late 1980s, she was one of only a few women in the Alsatian wine industry. Things were tough for these early pioneers. Now, some three and a half decades later, the ratio of men to women is about 50/50, according to winemaker Mélanie Pfister. While more
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A bit of shorthand for understanding the title of this post: PN = Pinot NoirPNW = Pacific NorthwestRésonance = “Discovery” Putting it all together, the PN that the spouse and I opened for our first Thanksgiving as PNW residents was a true Résonance (discovery). Maison Louis Jadot, an iconic name in Burgundy, France, draws on
Oregon PN for a PNW holiday meal: A Résonance (#Winophiles) Read More »