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Marks & Spencer Maison du Tastelune 2009 Vin de Bourgogne Pinot Noir

January 23, 2012
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The word “Bourgogne” appears thrice on the almost-impressively dull label of this Marks & Spencer red. What school of logic requires three instances of a word the target audience (even at their most wine-savvy) simply don’t use, I couldn’t say. We have a word for wines like this in English: Burgundy. Marketing a French wine [...]

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If You Like Pinot Noir You Should Try…

December 21, 2011
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Do you enjoy drinking a light, smooth red wine? Do you find it easier to quaff than a big, powerful New World red wine or a classic claret, and still consider it to be full of flavour? If the answer is yes, then the chances are you enjoy a glass of Pinot Noir every now [...]

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Herringbone Hills Marlborough Pinot Noir 2008

September 15, 2011
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By now I need no convincing that New Zealand – or indeed, Marlborough, specifically – makes some of the best Pinot Noir, and therefore by my reckoning, some of the best wines, in the world. And so every time I now try a wine of that type from this region it’s almost a slightly nervy [...]

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Pinot Noir Wines From Central Otago and Wellington

September 7, 2011
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As the home nations travel to New Zealand this month and prepare to start their Rugby World Cup campaign, their supporters should ensure they make the time to sample some of the local red wine. England and Wales supporters in particular should make sure they take a break from the beer and try some of [...]

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Michel Torino Colección Pinot Noir 2009

August 11, 2011
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I don’t readily associate Argentina with Pinot Noir, although it’s a big enough country that they can probably grow what they like there, from cacti to… erm… Antarctic pearlwort. (Yes, I did look that up.) Much more closely associated are the full-bodied likes of Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, even Merlot, I imagine, although in the [...]

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Vina Leyda 2010 Reserve Pinot Noir

August 8, 2011
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I was out to dinner the other night with some friends and the issue of what to drink with our meal came up. Now, I was having a hamburger and my friend was having moules. What one wine would you choose to pair with such an eclectic range of food? I was leaning towards a [...]

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Dr. ZenZen Pinot Noir

August 3, 2011
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This is the second Mosel Pinot Noir I’ve had in as many weeks, and although the other was a rosé, there’s definitely a good deal shared between them. A note on the region, first; the Moselle river flows through France, Luxembourg and Germany before joining the Rhine at Koblenz – just upstream from Valwig, the [...]

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Deen De Bortoli Vats 10 & 12 Pinot Noir and Sangiovese at The Wapping Project

July 7, 2011
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Wapping Hydraulic Power Station was built in 1890, and if the builders had known it would one day play host to upturned Japanese wedding dresses suspended above moodily-lit tranquil pools of water in the name of art – or that young professionals on sightseeing stag dos would sip medium bodied red wines and have animated [...]

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Devil’s Corner 2009 Tasmania Pinot Noir

June 17, 2011
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Tasmania may be part of Australian – a state, in fact – but its cool temperate climate and relatively remote location set it apart somewhat. Most of it comprises the actual island of Tasmania: the V-shaped mass of land to the South of Victoria. (The 26th largest island in the world, fact fans.) I suppose it makes [...]

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Terravin Pinot Noir 2008 from Pure Noir

May 23, 2011
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Terravin hails from the world-renowned region of Marlborough, where from what we see on supermarket shelves nowadays you only need to shake a stick or swing a cat to rustle a bunch of Pinot Noir grapes. Their distinctive logo establishes a wholesome feeling of family and tradition: generations walking hand in hand among the vines [...]

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2008 Te Hera Martinborough Pinot Noir from Pure Noir

May 20, 2011
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Martinborough is in the Wellington region of New Zealand‘s North Island - not to be confused with Marlborough, New Zealand’s biggest Pinot-producing region just across what I think is called the Cook Strait to the south. Te Hera is a typically kiwi, quality-driven, environmentally-aware vineyard and winery, the bulk of whose growth by far is made up of the [...]

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