http://pinotland.com pinot noir blog, pinot noir reviews, pinot reviews Sun, 07 Oct 2007 19:38:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 2001 Domaine Dujac Chambolle Musigny Morey-St. Denis, France $28.99 (found heavily discounted at a NH grocery store!) www.dujac.com Over the years I’ve admittedly made a few last minute substitutions when grabbing some wine to take to a party. While I’d never take plonk to a get-together, I wouldn’t bring Premier Cru Burgundy when ... http://pinotland.com/?p=51 2000 Cooper Mountain Vineyards Pinot Noir Willamette Valley Organically Grown Grapes $13.99 www.coopermountainwine.com You don’t need to be the most observant shopper these days to notice “Organic Foods” prominently displayed at your local supermarket. Eggs from free-range hens, goat milk yogurt, grass-fed beef and every fruit and vegetable under the sun are now offered to ... http://pinotland.com/?p=47 2002 Domaine Louis Max Mercurey “Clos La Marche” Monopole $20.99 www.louismax.com Anyone who’s gambled their money away on expensive bottles of Burgundy eventually discovers the charms of Côte Chalonnaise, Côte d’Or’s less prestigious neighbor to the south. On more than a few occasions I’ve returned a coveted Chambolle Musigny to a wine shop ... http://pinotland.com/?p=46 2003 St. Joseph Vineyard Reserve Pinot Noir Grand River Valley Thompson, Ohio $27.00 www.saintjosephvineyard.com A visit to Northeast Ohio won’t provide your typical wine drinker with a whole lot of satisfaction. Palatial wineries, gourmet restaurants and boutique shopping à la St. Helena aren’t part of this region’s featured attractions. In fact, the Napa Valley “experience” ... http://pinotland.com/?p=44 2002 Calera El Niño Pinot Noir California $13.99 www.calerawine.com I heard some terribly upsetting news a couple of weeks ago. At first I questioned its source, thinking my informant confused by a malicious rumor possibly overheard from some misinformed third party; he couldn’t have all the facts I hoped. Yet, just last ... http://pinotland.com/?p=42 2003 Standing Stone Vineyards Pinot Noir Finger Lakes $25.99 www.standingstonewines.com When I spent the better part of a day last summer visiting Finger Lakes wineries I had done my research. Days prior to departing my New Hampshire home, I surfed on-line and made a “wish-list” of wineries I needed to see. Standing ... http://pinotland.com/?p=41 2002 Turjanis Pinot Noir Steiner Vineyard Sonoma Mountain $35.95 www.turjanis.com Any lover of Napa Valley cabernet can tell you: mountain-grown fruit is a very good thing. With its rich tannin and black currant concentration, cabernet sauvignon from the slopes of Diamond, Howell or Spring Mountains is indeed pretty special. Be it the better drainage ... http://pinotland.com/?p=38 2004 Adelsheim Pinot Noir Willamette Valley $21.99 www.adelsheim.com They say imitation is the ultimate form of flattery. I’m reminded of that old cliché every time a new-label of Oregon pinot noir is debuted. Yes, Willamette Valley’s pinot pioneers have indeed inspired many. Sometimes I do chance it and take home a ... http://pinotland.com/?p=37 2004 Ninth Island Pinot Noir Tasmania Kreglinger Wine Estates $18.99 www.ninithisland.com.au One of the interesting things about pinot noir, and all good wine for that matter, is the wide diversity of people and places that contribute to its variety. How many of us have ever looked longingly at a treasured bottle of pinot and ... http://pinotland.com/?p=36 2001 Joseph Swan Vineyards Pinot Noir Trenton Estate Vineyard Russian River Valley $46.95 www.swanwinery.com While France may indeed have her La Tâche and Romanée Conti, it must be acknowledged that she was the first to enjoy a powerful advantage: time was in her favor. Generations of experience and invaluable insight were collected during more ... http://pinotland.com/?p=35