Pinot Noir

Question 1

What do pinot noir grapes look like?

Answer 1

Compact bunches, thin skin

Question 2

What is it susceptible to?

Answer 2

Spring frost, coloure, grey Rot, fungal diseases, needs cool climate (loses vibrant fruit at high temps), genetic mutation

Question 3

What is the yield of pinot noir?

Answer 3

Low

Question 4

What type of soil does pinot noir like?

Answer 4

Limestone

Question 5

What is a common practice with Pinot Noir in Burgundy?

Answer 5

Chaptalization

Question 6

What is pinot noir known as in Germany?

Answer 6

Spatburgunder

Question 7

What is the growing season and climate of pinot?

Answer 7

Cool climate, short growing season

Question 8

What are the notable regions of Pinot?

Answer 8

Burgundy- ROMANEE-CONTI, cote d’or, clos vougeot) Côte d’Or- Vosne-Romanée, Chambolle-Musigny, and Gevrey-Chambertin, Champagne, NZ, (Otago) Oregon (Willamette Valley) California (Santa Barbara, Russian River Valley, Carneros)

Question 9

What would you pair Pinot with?

Answer 9

Pork, Duck, salmon

Question 10

What is a common technique used prior to ferm for Pinot?

Answer 10

pre-fermentation maceration or cold soak to extract color and tannin from this lightly pigmented and moderately tannic variety.

Question 11

What kind of fermentation vessels are used for Pinot?

Answer 11

open-topped fermenters with the fermenting wine gently punched down to maintain the integrity of the fermentation.

Question 12

What makes Pinot a hard grape to grow?

Answer 12

Compact bunches, rot, early budding and ripening, susceptible to frost