Everything you need to know about this popular red wine. Pinot Noir is one of the world’s most popular red wines. It’s made from red-skinned grapes that thrive in a narrow spectrum of cooler climates.

Pinot Noir has a reputation. It is the grape sommeliers get misty about and the one growers nervously babysit all season. It reacts to weather, soil, and winemaking decisions like a very dramatic ...

Vicki Denig is a wine and travel journalist who divides her time between New York and Paris. She is a certified wine specialist who has worked in the wine trade since 2013. Cabernet Sauvignon may be ...

People either love them or hate them. The same goes for Pinot Noir. Some people adore red wines made with these grapes. Other people just aren’t that into them. Personally, I think many of them are ...

The most striking transformation of American wine can be expressed in two words: pinot noir. Consider this: Burgundy, France, the mother lode of pinot noir, has 24,000 acres planted. California has ...

Brian Freedman is a wine, spirits, travel, and food writer; event host and speaker; and drinks educator. He regularly contributes to Food & Wine, and his first book, Crushed: How A Changing Climate Is ...

There's nothing quite like a pinot noir to sip alongside some roasted duck or savory mushroom risotto. The dry medium body with complex red fruit notes and smooth mouthfeel perfectly complements rich, ...

On any given day at the Chronicle, a package or three of wine is deposited in my office “cellar.” Almost all of it comes unsolicited and, these days it seems, at least half of it is pinot noir. I’m ...

After "Sideways" hit movie screens last year, many words were written and spoken about pinot noir and merlot, and some articles and seminars even tried to compare the two wines. It's an unfair ...

Pinot Noir inspires more passion in its most ardent fans than practically any other grape variety. It makes sense: The history of Pinot can be traced back for the better part of a millennium in ...