Making Pinot Noir
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Pinot Noir requires gentler handling than grapes such as Cabernet Sauvignon or Syrah usually receive, but the grape's inherent delicacy and sensitivity present vintners with many opportunities in the vineyard and the cellar to improve quality and hone style. California producers' dramatic progress with Pinot stems mainly from improved viticultural techniques, with many of the state's best Pinots coming from regions whose cooler conditions allow vintners to harvest Pinot with all its signature aromatics and fresh fruit vibrancy.
Publication Name: The Wine Spectator
Subject: Food and beverage industries
ISSN: 0193-497X
Year: 2006
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Paso Robles
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Paso Robles region of California in the 2000s, once known as a second-tier producer of bulk grapes, has a solid coterie of growers and vintners aiming for the high end, with some growers focusing exclusively on growing Rhone grapes, while other grow both Rhone and Bordeaux varieties. This region is ideal for these wine varieties due to its calcareous soil found in some of the great vineyards of France suitable for their growth.
Publication Name: The Wine Spectator
Subject: Food and beverage industries
ISSN: 0193-497X
Year: 2006
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Forging ahead in Paso Robles
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College buddies Justin Smith and Matt Trevisan started Linne Calodo Cellars in Paso Robles with a view that Rhone varieties had a tremendous future in their region parted and continues to produce their own brand independently of each other and doing well. The professional details of both are focused.
Publication Name: The Wine Spectator
Subject: Food and beverage industries
ISSN: 0193-497X
Year: 2004
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