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A to Z has worked over the years with more than 100 Oregon vineyards, noting different profiles within each region,...
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CHERRY | CINNAMON | VIBRANT Pulled from multiple vineyards throughout the northern Willamette Valley, this wine...
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Boysenberry, ripe raspberry, and citrus on the nose. Medium-bodied with nuanced acid and fine tannin texture. Crisp...
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This handsome, brooding Pinot offers multilayered raspberry and cherry flavors highlighted by spiced cinnamon and...
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Red
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Entirely from Knudsen Vineyard, Spirithouse Pinot Noir displays the delicacy and refinement of the Dundee Hills,...
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The aromatics suggest cherry, currant, vanilla and anise. On the palate there is a mixture of red raspberry and Bing...
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Red
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Tight with tension and focus, this serves up brooding raspberry and pomegranate flavors that are accented with orange...
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Red
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Bottle: $52.27 $58.08
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A fleshy, open-knit style, with a coating of melted licorice and sweet toast over a core of plum and cherry puree...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $37.20 $40.00
Offers notes of plum preserves and cherry clafoutis that glide through, with sweet toast around the edges. The soft,...
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Red
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Frankly ripe, with a wave of jammy plum and blackberry preserves flowing through, laced with sweet toast and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $28.08
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Clean lines of black raspberry, dank forest floor and light mint show on the nose of this bottling. The palate lands...
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Red
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Pinot Noir from limestone and decomposed granite soils of Enz Vineyard in Lime Kiln Valley (San Benito County). The...
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Juicy and easygoing, with appealing cherry and raspberry flavors that finish on a savory spice accent. Drink now....
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750ml
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Bright strawberry, cherries, dried flowers, and sappy underbrush notes all emerge from the 2021 Pinot Noir Willamette...
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Red
750ml
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Dusty tannins paired with voluptuously ripe fruit notes of red plum, boysenberry and mixed-berry bramble make this a...
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Bottle: $24.94
Winemaker-sommelier Chris Miller uses this sub-brand to test out new vineyards, and this one is a winner. Crisp...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $73.20
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Leads with flashy boysenberry and mulberry fruit notes, but there are violet and iris hints and a dash of potpourri...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $35.94 $37.60
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Our new Estate Pinot noir allows us the opportunity to create a wine that is indicative of the whole vineyard,...
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Bottle: $23.47 $26.08
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Tart and fresh aromas of red plum, strawberry and lightly toasted sage and marjoram draw the nose into this zesty,...
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Pinot Noir 2021 Switzerland United States 750ml

Regularly described as being the grape varietal responsible for producing the world's most romantic wines, Pinot Noir has long been associated with elegance and a broad range of flavors The name means 'black pine' in French, and this is due to the fact that the fruit of this particular varietal is especially dark in color, and hangs in a conical shape, like that of a pine cone. Despite being grown today in almost every wine producing country, Pinot Noir is a notoriously difficult grape variety to cultivate. This is because it is especially susceptible to various forms of mold and mildew, and thrives best in steady, cooler climates. However, the quality of the fruit has ensured that wineries and vintners have persevered with the varietal, and new technologies and methods have overcome many of the problems it presents. Alongside this, the wide popularity and enthusiasm for this grape has ensured it will remain a firm favorite amongst wine drinkers for many years to come.




Switzerland is composed by 26 cantons and 4 linguistic areas: the German one, the French one, the Italian and the Romanche. This creates a richness of various expressions, which are also reflected in traditions, lifestyles, eating and drinking manners. Its wine-producing geography is subdivided into six areas: the cantons of Valais, of Vaud and of Geneva, the three lakes' region (Western Switzerland), the German-speaking area (Eastern Switzerland), and the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino. Moreover, Switzerland's particular geographical situation, in between four wine-producing nations (France, Italy, Germany and Austria), offers an extreme diversity in the characters of its wines.


Swiss vineyards give a large choice of grape varieties, although they are still scarcely known abroad. The most typical white grape variety is Chasselas, whose extreme sensitivity to both soil and situation is reflected in subtle differences in taste. Among the red grape varieties, the most widespread is Pinot Noir which can take very different characters depending on the region from where it comes and the type of vinification it has undergone.


History



Vineyards have been cultivated in Switzerland since the Roman era. Even though certain traces can be found of a more ancient origin, many native Swiss vines have Latin names. Christianity and the needs of religious services ensured the cultivation of the vineyards throughout the Middle Age and long after it. However, wine would not be used in masses only and, despite its highs and lows, the wine-production in Switzerland lasted and developed to our days. Swiss products can now be seen abroad as cultural ambassadors of a country whose winegrowers completely dedicate themselves to producing the very best.



Of all the New World wine countries, perhaps the one which has demonstrated the most flair for producing high quality wines - using a combination of traditional and forward-thinking contemporary methods - has been the United States of America. For the past couple of centuries, the United States has set about transforming much of its suitable land into vast vineyards, capable of supporting a wide variety of world-class grape varietals which thrive on both the Atlantic and the Pacific coastlines. Of course, we immediately think of sun-drenched California in regards to American wines, with its enormous vineyards responsible for the New World's finest examples of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot based wines, but many other states have taken to viticulture in a big way, with impressive results. Oregon, Washington State and New York have all developed sophisticated and technologically advanced wine cultures of their own, and the output of U.S wineries is increasing each year as more and more people are converted to their produce.