Cloudbreak Wines have some interesting info about how they make Pinot and Pinot Gris
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does anyone else have some points of view about how to make Pinot Noir.
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18 years ago
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18 years ago
Pinot Noir is often called the heartbreak grape; it can be stunning or stunningly disappointing.
The area it's grown in usually dictates the style as much as anything, but even the French in Burgundy do it quite a few ways. If you are looking for color a good idea is to pull off some of the free run as a blush, that increases the skin to wine ratio of what is left. Some add the stems (if mature); some add a portion to increase tannins.
My supplier of Pinot is pretty mediocre so I would not think my style is worth covering, I treat it more as a generic red wine than a true Pinot.
Joe