pinot noir

plural pinots noirs · plural pinot noirs

1. countableuncountableAlternative letter-case form of Pinot Noir.

   As we sat in the tasting room — a Japanese pagoda in the middle of a pond — sampling a pinot noir, a cabernet sauvignon and a white blend that he made, he explained that he tried to make wines accessible to the masses.

   2023 February 15, John Eligon, “Exploring South Africa’s Black Wine Scene”, in The New York Times

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   I know many of you gaily carry on swigging rosé right through the winter, and there may be the odd day when I do, too, but I’m definitely in the mood to return to reds. And because game and mushrooms are back on the menu, that calls for pinot noir.

   2022 September 2, Fiona Beckett, “Pinots that won’t break the bank”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

plural Pinots Noirs · plural Pinot Noirs · alternative Pinot noir · alternative pinot noir

1. countableuncountableA black grape used to make red wine, associated with the Burgundy region in France.

   That's 100% pinot noir. Single vineyard. They don't even make it any more.

   2004, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor, Sideways, spoken by Miles Raymond (Paul Giamatti)

2. countableuncountableA light and fruity wine made from these grapes.

   Vine-growers concentrate on wines which can be sold at high prices—such as Pinot Noir.

   1992, Andrew Barr, Pinot Noir: Guides to Grape Varieties, Viking, page 50

plural Pinots noirs · plural Pinot noirs

1. Alternative letter-case form of Pinot Noir.