North American pinot noir / John Winthrop Haeger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haeger, John Winthrop, 1944-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pinot noir (Wine)--North America.

Pinot noir (Wine).

Wine and wine making--North America.

Wine and wine making.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (472 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Pinot noir, the famously elegant, sexy, and capricious red grape of Burgundy, is finally producing impressive wines in North America. Credit talented winemakers, enthusiastic restaurateurs, and consumers in search of alternatives to cabernet and zinfandel. Considered perhaps the ultimate food wine, pinot noir has an allure based on its special combination of aromas, flavors, and mouthfeel; on its legendary capacity to reflect the terroir where it is grown; and on its reputation for being hard to grow and make. This is the definitive work on pinot noir in North America. A comprehensive reference for winemakers and aficionados as well as a sourcebook for casual enthusiasts, it includes extensive historical and viticultural background on pinot noir in the New World and profiles of six dozen prominent producers in California, Oregon, British Columbia, and New York. John Winthrop Haeger, known for his perceptive wine writing for more than fifteen years, gives contextual and comparative information about pinot noir in Burgundy and then tells the story of wine producers' early failures, frustrations, and breakthroughs in North America. He discusses plant genetics and clones, identifies the essential conditions for really good pinot, tells where the best wines are grown and made, and analyzes the factors that determine wine styles and signatures. In the second part of the book, he presents detailed producer profiles with accessibly written tasting notes on recent and mature vintages. A final section covers glassware, vintages, wine and food pairings, and other matters of interest to consumers. Maps prepared especially for this book cover all the major pinot-producing regions in North America.

Contents:

North American Pinot Noir

Frontmatter

Contents

List Of Maps

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part One: The Grape, The Wine, And The History

Chapter 1. The Basics

Chapter 2. The Burgundian Connection

Chapter 3. The Rise Of Pinot Noir In North America

Chapter 4. Where It Happens

Chapter 5. Clones And Selections Of Pinot Noir

Chapter 6. Winegrowing And Winemaking

Chapter 7. Burgundies And North American Pinots Compared

Chapter 8. Reflections

Part Two: Profiles Of Key Producers

Acacia Winery

Ancien Wines

Archery Summit Estate

Au Bon Climat

Babcock Winery And Vineyards

Beaux Frères

Blue Mountain Vineyard And Cellars

Brewer-Clifton

Brick House Wine Company

Broadley Vineyards And Winery

Byron Vineyard And Winery

Calera Wine Company

Cameron Winery

Carneros Creek Winery

Casa Carneros

Chalone Vineyard

Chehalem Wines

Cristom Vineyards

Cronin Vineyards

David Bruce Winery

Davis Bynum Wines

Domaine Carneros

Domaine Drouhin Oregon

Domaine Serene

Dr. Konstantin Frank's Vinifera Wine Cellars

Dutton-Goldfield Wines

Edmeades Winery

El Molino Winery

Etude Wines

Evesham Wood Winery

The Eyrie Vineyards

Fiddlehead Cellars

Flowers Vineyard And Winery

Foxen Vineyard And Winery

Gary Farrell Wines

Gloria Ferrer Champagne Caves

Greenwood Ridge Vineyards

Hamacher Wines

Handley Cellars

Hanzell Vineyards

Hartford Family Winery

Husch Vineyards

Iron Horse Vineyards

Joseph Swan Vineyards

J Wine Company

Ken Wright Cellars

Lamoreaux Landing Wine Cellars

Lane Tanner Wines

Littorai Wines

Marimar Torres Estate

McKinlay Vineyards

Merry Edwards Wines

Mount Eden Vineyards

Navarro Vineyards

The Ojai Vineyard

Panther Creek Cellars

Patz & Hall Wine Company

Ponzi Vineyards

Porter Creek Vineyards

Richard Longoria Wines

Robert Sinskey Vineyards

Rochioli Vineyard And Winery

Rodney Strong Vineyards

Saintsbury

Sanford Winery

Siduri Wines

Talisman Wines

Talley Vineyards

Testarossa Vineyards

Thomas Fogarty Winery

W. H. Smith Wines

Williams Selyem Wines

Producers To Watch

Part Three: Enjoying Pinot Noir

Advice For Consumers

Pinot Terminology

A Note On Sources

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 427-430) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9786612357442

9781282357440

1282357441

9780520930940

0520930940

9781597347778

1597347779

OCLC:

70697131