All About Pinot Noir Wine

Learn about Pinot Noir wine including tips for food pairing, it Pinot Noir history and the wine regions for some of the best Pinot Noir wines.

Pinot wine is another one of my absolute favorites. It's one of the best red wines on the market today.

In this section, you’ll learn all about Pinot wine including:

Brief Pinot Noir History and Overview
This temperamental red is also one of the most challenging to grow. It's also challenging winemakers to turn into great red wine. This makes the quality and taste of it vary significantly by region and year.

The first official recordings of Pinot being grown were in the Burgundy wine region in France in the 1500s. Burgundy was the main producer of this wine for a number of years.

It was in the late 1970s and mostly the 1980s when Pinot began to spread widely into other major wine regions. It is grown in almost every region in the world.

Visit the Pinot Noir Description section for a more detailed description for this type of red wine.

Wine Regions
Most of the successful Pinot wines are grown in cooler climates. The Burgundy wine region in France and many other cooler French wine regions grow great Pinots.

California began to successfully grown it in the late 1980s. This type of red wine grows well in Wineries in Sonoma County, specifically in the Russian River Valley region. Visit this section to get a few recommendations for some great Sonoma County Pinot Noir wines.

With its cool climate, Oregon is quickly becoming known for some of the best Pinot Noir on the market today.

In the last ten years, Australia and New Zealand have been working hard on mastering it and have been doing quite well. Other wine regions include Germany, Austria and many other cooler European wine regions.

Serving Tips
Pinots don’t need any special attention before serving. Open the bottle and let them mix a little with oxygen before serving.

The best serving temperature for Pinot wines is around 60°.

Food Pairing Ideas
The great thing about Pinot wines is that it’s one of the best types of red wine to pair with a meal. It goes well with almost any dish except really spicy one.

For meats, it goes well with lamb, tuna and salmon.

For cheeses, it goes well with almost anything except really strong blue cheeses.

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