Wines made from Pinot noir grapes of Lehigh Valley
Discover the best wines made with Pinot noir as a single variety or as a blend of Lehigh Valley.
More informations about the variety Pinot noir
Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.
More informations about the region of Pennsylvania
The wine region of Lehigh Valley is located in the region of Pennsylvania of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Vynecrest or the Domaine Clover Hill produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Lehigh Valley are Chambourcin, Merlot and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Lehigh Valley often reveals types of flavors of oak, tropical fruit or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of non oak, spices or black fruit.
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News about the grape variety Pinot noir
French government floats €160m fund to ease ‘wine crisis’
France’s Ministry of Agriculture has announced several measures this week designed to help ease a ‘crisis in the wine sector’. An initial part of the the plan is to offer financial support to winemakers wishing to drain excess stocks via a new distillation scheme – an emergency measure that has been used at certain times in the past. The Ministry said €40m of national state funding and another €40m of supplementary funds from the European Union would enable a crisis distillation pro ...
Napa Valley to host Wildfire Resilience Summit
The Wildfire Resilience Summit has been organised by New York-based insurance company Galway Holdings and will take place from 9-10th March at The Estate Yountville in the heart of Napa Valley’s wine country. It will bring prominent insurance companies and highly regarded wineries together in a series of sessions which will look at the devastating effects of recent wildfires on the businesses and local communities in Napa County. Linda Reiff, president and CEO of the non-profit Napa Valley Vintn ...
Proposal to grant Rioja Alavesa wineries greater autonomy withdrawn
Last week, Basque National Party (PNV) spokesperson Aitor Esteban announced the withdrawal of a bill that, if passed, would have granted Basque winemakers of the Rioja Alavesa region greater autonomy. A proposal to establish a breakout Viñedos de Álava DO for Rioja’s Basque enclave was originally launched in 2016 by the Association of Rioja Alavesa Producers (ABRA), which represents over 100 local wineries. While a number of Basque producers continue to battle for the creation of an entirely sep ...