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Shades of Pinot: Blanc, Gris, Noir

Shades of Pinot: Blanc, Gris, Noir

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Fredric Koeppel
Dec 05, 2019
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Shades of Pinot: Blanc, Gris, Noir
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It's often surprising how grapes are related to each other or how they derive from unexpected sources. The parents of Bordeaux's great cabernet sauvignon grape, for example, were, it was ascertained about 20 years ago, the Loire Valley grapes cabernet franc and sauvignon blanc, yes, a red and a white that exceed the sum of their parts. (Not that's there…

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