This popular red grape originated in Burgundy but has spread across the New World. Like its white Burgundian counterpart Chardonnay, Pinot Noir is early-budding, early-ripening and thin-skinned. The ...

Napa winemakers are increasingly sourcing from Sonoma County for pinot noir grapes and chardonnay, too. Pinot noir has been called many things. The heartbreak grape. Temperamental. Finicky. Demanding.

Cakebread Cellars possesses one of the country's most recognizable labels, a Napa Valley winery founded by Jack and Dolores Cakebread in 1973 that today is run by sons Dennis and Bruce. Cakebread has ...

I met with Megan Gunderson Paredes, winemaker for Walt Pinot Noir produced by Napa’s Hall winery. She was among the three winemakers on the Pinot and Paté panel that paired imported cheeses and ...

Pinot Noir, the grape variety, is thought to have existed for more than 2,000 years. It took on numerous names, one being Moreillon (aka Morillon), rumored to come from the Moors in North Africa.

Jonathan Cristaldi is a wine journalist and educator based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Napa Valley correspondent for Decanter, he is the founder of Cristaldi & Company, a creative content ...

Jonathan Cristaldi is a wine journalist and educator based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Napa Valley correspondent for Decanter, he is the founder of Cristaldi & Company, a creative content ...