I always try to be factual in this column, but last week I lied to you accidentally. I said there were seven grapes that ...

There’s nothing for it: Kevin Furtado has pinot on the brain. Describing it as the Holy Grail of wines, the Larkspur sommelier can barely contain himself as he excitedly talks about this wine of ...

Pinot is the first word of many French vine varieties and its thought to refer to the shape of pinot grape bunches -- in the form of a pine (pin) cone. Researchers cite hundreds of different sorts of ...

Wine may be categorized in several different ways, the most obvious being the three basic types — white, red and rose. Within ...

Pinot Grigio is widely considered an easy-to-drink, uncomplicated wine. Don’t be deceived. The “gray Pinot” is a devious grape. It changes identity like a spy, according to local climate and popular ...

Last week I wrote a column about the allure and versatility of pinot blanc wines. I began the article by discussing how a friend had thought pinot blanc and pinot grigio were the same wine. Of course, ...

Warming temperatures are forcing Oregon winemakers to rethink Pinot Noir, a picky but popular grape. But there is another problem with climate... Some grapes like it hot. But for growers of Pinot Noir ...

The grape originated in Burgundy — where all the other pinot grapes began — and gets its name from grayish/brownish pink skin. “Pinot” is pine cone in French, reflecting the shape of the grape ...

Where Ojai Vineyard winemaker Adam Tolmach once grew grapes with household names, he planted hybrid varieties no consumer had ...

A classic Champagne blend consists of three grapes and while Chardonnay and Pinot Noir get top billing, Pinot Meunier, the workhorse of the trio, is often overlooked. Pinot Meunier, with its fruity ...

We tend to throw around the word "pinot" quite a bit. It happens at restaurants and retailers around the world as customers simply state: "I would like a pinot." Only to be in turn asked, "Which pinot ...