Pinot Noir Definition

noun
The main red-wine grape of the Burgundy region, also used to make champagne.
Webster's New World
A dry red wine made from this grape.
Webster's New World

Origin of Pinot Noir

  • French pinot Pinot Pinot noir black (from Old French) (from Latin niger, nigr- nekw-t- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Pinot Noir Sentence Examples

  • The Pinot Noir grape produces some of the most exotic, sensuous red wines yet is notoriously temperamental.

  • There are about 40 different kinds of red grapes widely grown for wine around the world, ranging from the light Gamay and Pinot Noir varieties, to the popular Merlots and Zinfandels and the heavier Syrah/Shiraz.

  • If you wish to serve wine, lamb pairs especially well with a pinot noir from Oregon, California, or the Burgundy region of France.

  • I recently put together a wine tasting to find out the very best Pinot Noir made in the US.

  • The mission for our wine group was to find the absolute best domestic Pinot Noir of the past few years where price was no object.

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