Ep 491: The Grape Mini-Series -- The Pinot Noir Refresh

Wine for Normal People

Alcohol, Lifestyle, Arts, Education, Food, Wine, Dining, Grapes

4.6 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 25 September 2023

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Pinot Noir is a challenging grape. It’s hard to grow, hard to work with in the cellar, and the style varies drastically based on where it’s made, who is making it, and when it was grown (vintage).

We haven’t covered Pinot in a decade, so we decided to do a reboot on the grape mini-series and add all the new information and insights I’ve gathered over the last 10+ years since the last one. From clones to climate change, we give the full story on Pinot and talk about how no two wines are alike and the many reasons they differ.

We cover the main growing regions in the Old World – Burgundy, Germany, Italy, etc – and the New World – California, Oregon, New Zealand, Chile, Australia and more – and discuss the style differences between the major regions.

This show is packed with information (and it’s got my opinions too, which may not be yours…don’t be offended!). If you love Pinot, check regularly on winefornormalpeople.com/classes for the Pinot Noir Around the World class, taught twice a year, and the Wines of Burgundy class, which is an intensive look at the birthplace of Pinot. Enjoy!

Podcasts Referenced:

Ep 296: Boundary Breaks of the Finger Lakes, Where Terroir Reigns Supreme

Ep 269: From Doctor to One Woman Winery--Kerith Overstreet of Bruliam

Ep 464: The Côte de Nuits of Bourgogne (Burgundy), Part 1

Ep 465: The Côte de Nuits of Bourgogne (Burgundy) Part 2

Ep 445: Côte de Beaune of Bourgogne (Burgundy), Part 1

Ep 446: Côte de Beaune of Bourgogne (Burgundy), Part 2

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0:00.0	Welcome to Wine for Normal People, the podcast for people who like wine, but not the snobbery
0:12.6	that goes with it.
0:16.0	I'm your host, Elizabeth Schneider, author of the Wine for Normal People book, and certified
0:20.0	wine dork.
0:21.0	And I'm MC Ice, just a wine-loving normal person.
0:24.2	This podcast is sponsored by Wine Access.
0:26.7	Check out the Wine Access Wine for Normal People Halloween Pack coming up.
0:31.6	You know Halloween's my favorite holiday.
0:33.6	And wine access, and I joined up to get you some spooky, delightful wines.
0:39.0	Wineaccess.com slash WFMP.
0:42.5	Listen in the middle of the show for more details.
0:44.5	CandyPairings.
0:45.5	Not included.
0:46.5	We're going to do a reboot this week.
0:49.1	This is a pretty big one.
0:50.6	Something we haven't covered in like 10 years, 12 years.
0:53.6	Peanut noir.
0:54.6	You're just in your mom's head.
0:55.6	Peanut noir.
0:56.6	How does she say it?
0:57.6	Yeah, she does kind of say that.
0:58.6	Kind of funny like that.
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