Level 2 · Lesson 7
Pinot Noir: pale is not simple
8 min 59 secC15After Level 2 Lessons 1–6
Glossary
Terms that have earned their place
- Extraction
- The movement of colour, tannin, aroma, and other material from grape solids into wine.
- Delicacy
- A contextual relationship among intensity, texture, structure, aroma, and persistence—not a synonym for weak or pale.
- Tension
- The impression of energy created by relationships among acidity, tannin, flavour, and finish.
- Varietal tendency
- A recurring pattern that remains subject to site, climate, vintage, and production.
Keep digging
Sources and further reading
- Bourgogne Wines: Pinot Noir
- UC Davis Foundation Plant Services: wine-grape varieties
- The Sideways Effect
- Louis Jadot — Couvent des Jacobins Bourgogne — Bourgogne, France
- La Crema — Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir — Sonoma Coast, California
Sources support the teaching model; they do not make promotional regional descriptions universal bottle guarantees.