February 2019 - Marczyk Fine Wines

Pinot Noir
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Pinot Noir

Education, Red, Wine

Pinot Noir

La bête noire As a wine grape, Pinot Noir is the bête noire of its family, Les Pinots—Blanc, Meunier, Gris and Noir. Pinot Blanc makes respectable wines from Alsace and Northern Italy; Pinot Gris, from the same places. Pinot Meunier is a mainstay in Champagne. But while Pinot Noir grows more widely, it does so much more unsteadily. In a sense, it is the Mae West of the famille Pinot. When it's good, it's very, very good. But when it's bad, it's as bad as bad gets. Pinot Noir mutates capriciously (over 230 strains exist, some polar opposites). It benefits [...]

By Bill St. John| 2020-09-28T21:48:36+00:00 February 4th, 2019|

Wine & Cheese Pairings (Mad About Ewe – and Cow and Nanny, too)
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Wine & Cheese Pairings (Mad About Ewe – and Cow and Nanny, too)

Education, Wine, Wine & Food Pairing

Wine & Cheese Pairings (Mad About Ewe – and Cow and Nanny, too)

Perhaps the ultimate match of food with beverage is wine and cheese. They’re nearly twins. Both date to ancient times. Both are fermented. Both are governed, all over the world, by appellation and quality standards. And, most important, each reflects the place where it is born, its terroir. One translates its terroir via a vine. The udder, by an udder. Matching cheese with wine is the same as matching any food with wine. Matches work – or don’t – because of what’s in the wine and in the cheese, things such as acidity or fat. Region Many people follow the [...]

By Bill St. John| 2020-09-28T21:49:39+00:00 February 4th, 2019|