Read more pinot noir stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/26915/pinot-noir.html2010 - Newseren-usNewser Feed Generator2010-03-12T19:32:16http://www.newser.com/story/81201/french-nailed-for-selling-fake-pinot-to-gallo.htmlFrench winemakers have been convicted in a massive scam to dupe unwitting Yanks by passing off 18 million bottles of a cheaper wine as Pinot Noir. The French producers sold the wine to major US buyer E and J Gallo for its popular Red Bicyclette brand. By calling a cheaper...http://www.newser.com/story/81201/french-nailed-for-selling-fake-pinot-to-gallo.html2010-02-18T11:47:11http://www.newser.com/story/59470/found-good-cheap-us-wines.htmlIt’s not easy, but it is possible to find inexpensive American wine that “will fascinate and intrigue,” Eric Asimov writes in the New York Times . Whereas European vintners grow a diverse range of regional grapes, Americans generally stick to classics like cabernet sauvignon, resulting in “a small amount of top-flight...http://www.newser.com/story/59470/found-good-cheap-us-wines.html2009-05-19T19:17:15http://www.newser.com/story/45524/how-to-guides-for-new-tipplers.htmlThe holiday season tends to produce a glut of books on wine, and while all primers leave out the most important part—actual bottles—five new reads get a once-over by Eric Asimov in the New York Times . Andrew Jefford’s Wine Course, by Andrew Jefford: a "poetically inspirational" global tour...http://www.newser.com/story/45524/how-to-guides-for-new-tipplers.html2008-12-17T18:50:00http://www.newser.com/story/40583/ignore-hype-of-wine-clones.htmlIf you believe the hype of many American wineries, you don’t have to travel to Burgundy to sample grand cru pinot noir—thanks to "suitcase clones": American wines that supposedly had their start as smuggled cuttings from the mother country. Though “such stories may excite gullible consumers,” wine columnist Eric...http://www.newser.com/story/40583/ignore-hype-of-wine-clones.html2008-10-22T22:39:39http://www.newser.com/story/37423/meet-vintners-of-sideways-fame.htmlIf you’ve seen the movie Sideways , you likely remember the Hitching Post II: the Santa Barbara County restaurant where Paul Giamatti nervously meets his future love. But even the most dedicated oenophile may not know that Hitching Post owner Frank Ostini and colleague Gray Hartley have been making wine nearly...http://www.newser.com/story/37423/meet-vintners-of-sideways-fame.html2008-09-18T17:34:27http://www.newser.com/story/31510/wine-giant-giddy-on-profits.htmlThe turbulent economy may be driving consumers to drink. While some might be crying in their beer, the world's biggest wine maker, Constellation Brands—whose labels include Robert Mondavi and Ravenswood—reported a huge 50% increase in profit the first quarter of 2008, reports the Wall Street Journal . Analysts believe...http://www.newser.com/story/31510/wine-giant-giddy-on-profits.html2008-07-03T07:43:23http://www.newser.com/story/21903/oregons-having-a-grape-year.htmlThanks to good weather and rising demand, Oregon crushed a record number of grapes in 2007—good news for its 370 wineries. And despite selling 1.7 million cases worth $208 million last year, the state hasn't quenched thirst for its wine, the AP reports. "Fussy superstar" pinot noir has...http://www.newser.com/story/21903/oregons-having-a-grape-year.html2008-03-19T21:07:34http://www.newser.com/story/6508/grapevine-genome-yields-secrets.htmlGrapevines have extra genes that are responsible for making wine taste and smell so good, a new study finds. A team of researchers from France and Italy (where else?) mapped a pinot noir-related grapevine's genome and found it has twice as many genes linked to resin and oil—which give...http://www.newser.com/story/6508/grapevine-genome-yields-secrets.html2007-08-27T21:24:03