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August 25th, 2010
Despite the fact that Pinot Noir is a difficult grape to grow, its popularity has pushed vineyards onward to find ways to best handle its difficulties. Of course, weather plays a large part in the way that this little grape ripens and tastes in the end. Small crops are most popular; if the grapes don’t get enough heat during the season, they produce a weak wine. However, if the season is too warm, wines can taste a little too ripe. Pinot Noir grapes thrive best when the nights are cool and the days are pleasantly warm. At first, when people first glance at the Pinot Noir, they assume it makes a red wine. While this is true in some cases, it can also be used to make white wines and even sparkling wines such as Champagne. However, it is the color of the skins and not the grape flesh itself that gives a wine its color. When a vineyard wants to make a red wine, they include the skins during the process. If not, then the Pinot Noir skins are discarded early on, leaving only the fleshy fruit of the grape to determine the wine’s coloring.
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