Level 2 · Lesson 7
Pinot Noir: pale is not simple
8 min 59 secC15After Level 2 Lessons 1–6
Background material
Learn the wine, grape & idea
Each chapter is a separate, substantial reading page with several topic sections, practical examples, precise sensory language, and an exercise.
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A historic Burgundian grape with a global passport
A deeper guide to a historic burgundian grape with a global passport, regional names are label clues, colour is a clue with terrible boundaries, the sideways effect—with limits.
4 sectionsRead chapter →Bourgogne is the historic centre, not the whole world
A deeper guide to bourgogne is the historic centre, not the whole world, one grape, several regional names, pale does not mean simple.
3 sectionsRead chapter →Delicacy is a pattern of relationships
A deeper guide to delicacy is a pattern of relationships, the sideways effect needs its whole sentence, practice: ignore colour for one minute.
3 sectionsRead chapter →The line worth keepingDelicacy is a relationship, not a synonym for pale, weak, or expensive.