The Promiscuous Pinot Noir: the family tree of Austria?s red grapes

Rumor has is that one day, a long, long time ago, the ancient grapes Traminer and Pinot Meunier got together for some fun. Well, one thing led to another and they ended up crossing. Not long after, Pinot Noir showed up.

Pinot Noir had a good enough relationship with one of its parents, Pinot Meunier, spending a great deal in Champagne together, but something was missing. Pinot Noir feeling rejected and ignored by Traminer, the parent it rarely, if ever, saw, the spicy Pinot Noir took off in its see-through red dress to ensure its own lineage.

Well, Pinot Noir traveled far and wide, finding grapes to cross with wherever it went ? sometimes it didn?t even know the other grape?s name. Ultimately, its travels spawned all sorts of offspring, though none could ever be as fickle as the neurotic Pinot Noir...

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San Francisco Vintners Market

For those of you located in the SF Bay Area, the SF Vintners Market takes place again this weekend on the 20th and 21st of November. The basic idea is pretty simple, bring a number of wineries together in a Farmer’s Market style format (or family winemakers if you’re in the industry) and then let [...]

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Welcome to the Holiday Rush

I hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving with family and friends. For me, as always it was nice to get a couple of days off as well as spending some time with those closest to me. Black Friday has come and gone, but the newly named Cyber Monday comes tomorrow and frankly I’m excited to [...]

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Merry Christmas

I wanted to take a quick moment to wish everyone a Merry Christmas! I hope you’re all able to spend time with family and friends as I have during these past couple of days.

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Resolved Question: What is the best wine of the month club website?

I would love to send a gift to my friend but I don't know which web-site or winery...

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Resolved Question: I'm setting up a wine club for the wine shop I work at. What can I add to the club activities?

...unique giftware (winery glassware) and dining gift certificates. Advance notice for upcoming... for tickets to attend playhouse wine tasting evening (major metro...

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Resolved Question: Can a private club serve wine without a license?

Gift shop has Wine Tastings. due to a licensing...able to do that. if we change to a private club can we still have wine tastings?

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