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pinot noir

Elyssia Pinot Noir for Valentine’s Day 2010

by Marisa D'Vari14 February 2010
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Elyssia Pinot Noir
Did you realize that rose-colored sparklers is the trend of the moment? Freixenet has a new pink sparkler called Elyssia made from the Pinot Noir grape. It is a gorgeous color as you can see from the picture, and goes even better with a bouquet of valentine’s day flowers.

Pinot Noir, it happens, is [...]

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Interview with Burgundian Negociant Jean-Marie de Champs of Domaines et Saveurs Collection

by Marisa D'Vari29 November 2009
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Jean Marie de Champs with her Rose Guy Charlemagne Champagne
On a recent visit to Burgundy for the Hospice du Beaune I was so delighted to meet one of its top negociants, Jean-Marie de Champs of Domaines et Saveurs Collection. If you love fine wine – yet have never been to Burgundy – your second surprise [...]

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Q & A about Burgundy with Peter Wasserman of Becky Wasserman Selections

by Marisa D'Vari11 November 2009
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Burgundy France
So I am off to Burgundy tomorrow to partake in the celebrations surrounding Hospice de Beaune in Burgundy, France, quite possibly the longest running wine auction in the history of the world. Funds raised are used to support the hospital (known as the Hôtel-Dieu) which received its first patient on 1st January 1452. In [...]

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Exploring Wine Regions in the Jura

by Marisa D'Vari9 October 2009

Today marks my first day in the Jura, a remote and very historical area of France known for its famed Vin Jaune wines. Like Burgundy, Jura offers the international Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, yet it also offers the white Savagnin and two delicious red grapes, Trousseau and Poulsard.
As the region is just two hours’ drive [...]

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Craggy Range Pinot Noir

by Marisa D'Vari3 October 2009
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…. so by now, you’ve seen the film Sideways, tasted Pinot Noir, and count yourself as one of the varietal’s many fans. Yet do you like Pinot Noir from around the world, or just certain locations? Have you taught yourself to tell the difference between a Pinot from New Zealand and Burgundy?

The folks at Craggy [...]

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Tasting Pinot Noir from Monterey County

by Marisa D'Vari18 September 2009
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Whether you love or hate the character named Miles in the film Sideways, chances are you do have an appreciation for the Pinot Noir grape. So the question isn’t really if you like Pinot Noir, but a question of provenance. For example, this morning in my blind tasting session with other wine scholars, I received [...]

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Tasting wine from Mac Murray Ranch

by Marisa D'Vari9 August 2009
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Part 1: Tale of Two Pinot Noir One of the pleasures of those who love Pinot Noir is blind tasting various producers and deciding if they are Old World or New World, and then trying to pinpoint the producer’s exact…

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MacRostie Pinot Noir 2005

by Marisa D'Vari8 August 2008
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Pinot Noir? Yawn. Been there. Done that. Sure, this finicky grape had more than its fifteen minutes of fame in the film Sideways, where the film’s characters got teary-eyed just thinking about this thin-skinned black grape varietal. Few people, however,…

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California Harvest Looks Good

by Marisa D'Vari17 August 2007

… the good news is that the harvest this year looks great. Wine Spectator wrote an amazing report, but it’s by subscription so I’ll try to cite as much as legally possible … – Unusually mild weather this year has…

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South Central Coast

by Marisa D'Vari30 July 2007

Sure, you’ve seen the film Sideways but have you been to San Ynez? I used to go all the time when I lived in L.A. Everything was quite rustic … especially compared to the sleek showrooms of Napa. In San…

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Georg Breuer Spatburgunder, anyone?

by Marisa D'Vari19 May 2007

(see more at http://www.AWineStory.com) So today I finally had the nerve to take the bottle of Georg Breuer’s Spatburgunder (what a mouthful) off the shelf and try it in the name of education, if nothing else. Though I never had…

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In NYC? Like Pinot Noir?

by Marisa D'Vari25 April 2007

Pinot Days Grand Tasting Sunday April 29th, 2007 – $50 Jacob Javits Center – 655 West 34th Street New York, NY The Pinot Days Grand Tasting will be held on Sunday, April 29th, and will showcase 80 (?) producers of…

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Wow from Down Under!

by Marisa D'Vari26 January 2007
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So yesterday I attended a trade tasting and, for the first time, began to dictate tasting notes into my recorder! I bought Dragon Naturally Speaking, not really expecting the software to transcribe my tasting notes perfectly. Actually, the result was…

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Delicious Random Tastes …..

by Marisa D'Vari14 January 2007
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(New Zealand, North Island, Wairarapa, Martinborough) Enjoyed at Jean Georges restaurant in NYC on New Years Day, 2007. Ruby, almost bright cherry color with light intensity. Cherry, vanilla, truffles, and chocolate on the very forthcoming nose. Also notes of rose…

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Are you a Pinotphile?

by Marisa D'Vari11 January 2007
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So it took a 2004 Palliser Estate Pinot Noir at Jean Georges restaurant to turn me into a New Zealand Pinot fan. Ruby, almost bright cherry color with light intensity. Cherry, vanilla, truffles, and chocolate on the very forthcoming nose….

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