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FEATURED IN THIS WEEK'S PinotFile, VOL 8 ISSUE 20

Oregon Pinot Noirs of the 1970s were often a blend of Pommard UCD 5, Wädenswil and the Coury Pommard clone. The workhorse Pinot Noir clones in California then were Pommard, and what are now termed “heritage clones,” most of which were originally suitcase clones smuggled into the United States from France. The eventual importation of Dijon clones of Pinot Noir to Oregon was to dramatically changed the course of Pinot Noir winegrowing in the United States.






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WINES REVIEWED IN THE CURRENT ISSUE OF PINOTFILE
2009 Villa Wolf Pfalz Germany Rosé de Pinot Noir 2009 Domaine Drouhin Oregon Rosé 2008 Domaine Drouhin Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2008 Undone Rheinhassen Germany Pinot Noir 2008 Esoterica by Kent Rasmussen Carneros Pinot Noir 2008 LIOCO Sonoma County Chardonnay 2008 Fess Parker Ashley’s Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay 2008 Cep Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2008 Domaine Drouhin Arthur Chardonnay 2008 Le Nez Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2008 Gary Farrell Carneros Selection Chardonnay 2008 LIOCO Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2008 Brewer-Clifton Sta. Rita Hllls Chardonnay 2008 Navarro Vineyards Deep End Blend Anderson Valley Pinot Noir 2008 Cloud’s Rest “Femme Fatale” Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2008 Guarachi Family Wines Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2008 LIOCO Graham Family Vineyard Green Valley of Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2008 Gary Farrell Carneros Selection Pinot Noir 2008 Lenné Estate Yamhill-Carlton District Pinot Noir 2008 Peay Pomarium Estate Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2008 Lenné Estate Jill’s 115 Yamhill-Carlton District Pinot Noir 2008 Lenné Estate Karen’s Pommard Yamhill-Carlton District Pinot Noir 2008 Lenné Estate Sad Jack 777 Yamhill-Carlton District Pinot Noir 2007 Henry of Pelham Family Estate Ontario Canada Pinot Noir 2007 Weingut Friedrich Becker Deutscher Tafelwein Rhein Germany Pinot Noir 2007 Clairborne & Churchill Edna Valley Pinot Noir 2007 Melville Estate Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay 2007 Weingut Michlits Burgenland/ Österreich Austria Pinot Noir 2007 Weinhaus Nelles De Ruber Spätburgunder Trochen AD 1479N Ahr German Pinot Noir 2007 Buena Vista Carneros Pinot Noir 2007 Fort Ross Fort Ross Vineyard Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2007 Buena Vista Carneros Ramal Vineyard Estate Vineyard Series Chardonnay 2007 LIOCO Durell Vineyard Sonoma Valley Chardonnay 2007 LIOCO Sonoma Carneros Pinot Noir 2007 Robert Sinskey Vineyards Los Carneros Pinot Noir 2007 Domaine Drouhin Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2007 Weingut Friedrich Becker “B” Spätburgunder Pfalz Germany Pinot Noir 2007 Brewer-Clifton Rancho Santa Rosa Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay 2007 LIOCO Henni’s Vineyard Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2007 LIOCO Klindt Vineyard Anderson Valley Pinot Noir 2007 Meyer-Nuäkel Blauschiefer (“Blue Slate”) Spätburgunder Ahr German Pinot Noir 2007 Heart O’ The Mountain Santa Cruz Mountains Pinot Noir 2007 LIOCO Michaud Vineyard Chalone Pinot Noir 2007 August West Graham Family Vineyard Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2007 Robert Sinskey Vineyards Four Vineyards Los Carneros Napa Valley Pinot Noir 2007 Robert Sinskey Vineyards Three Amigos Vineyard Los Carneros Napa Valley Pinot Noir 2007 Robert Sinskey Vineyards Vandal Vineyard Los Carneros Napa Valley Pinot Noir 2007 Brewer-Clifton Mount Carmel Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay 2007 Domaine Drouhin Laurène Pinot Noir 2007 Brewer-Clifton Sweeney Canyon Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay 2006 The Ojai Vineyard Clos Pepe Vineyard Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay 2006 Domaine Drouhin Laurène Pinot Noir 2005 Weingut Bernhard Huber Spätburgunder Trochen Baden Germany Pinot Noir 2004 Domaine Drouhin Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2004 Weingut Ernst Bretz Spätburgunder Rosé Eiswein
Pinot on the River, October 22-24, 2010, Russian River Valley.


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