Pinot Noir is like that girl who was temperamental, but absolutely gorgeous. She would tempt you and make you believe you were in with a chance to make the most beautiful children the world had ever seen, and then dump you in a second. This, from Wikipedia

Pinot noir is a red wine grape variety of the species Vitis vinifera. The name may also refer to wines produced predominantly from Pinot noir grapes. The name is derived from the French words for “pine” and “black” alluding to the varietals’ tightly clustered dark purple pine cone-shaped bunches of fruit.

However, Pinot wines are among the most popular in the world. Joel Fleischman of Vanity Fair describes Pinot noir as “the most romantic of wines, with so voluptuous a perfume, so sweet an edge, and so powerful a punch that, like falling in love, they make the blood run hot and the soul wax embarrassingly poetic.” Master Sommelier Madeline Triffon calls pinot “sex in a glass”. Peter Richardsson of OenoStyle christened it “a seductive yet fickle mistress!

I also found this useful bit of information on the About website about Pinot Noir…

Pinot Noir may be the toughest grape to grow, but the effort is well worth the investment. It is a fickle grape that demands optimum growing conditions, calling for warm days consistently supported by cool evenings. Pinot Noir is a lighter colored and flavored red wine, well-suited to pair with poultry, ham, lamb and pork. Its flavors are reminiscent of sweet red berries, plums, tomatoes, cherries and at times a notable earthy or wood-like flavor, depending on specific growing conditions.

Pinot Noir’s forerunner and modest inspiration hails from red Burgundy, one of France’s most prized wines. Today, Pinot Noir is planted in regions around the world including: Oregon, California , New Zealand, Australia, Germany and Italy .

Due to the stringent growing requirements for Pinot Noir, it is produced in much smaller quantities than other popular red wines. Traditionally, you will also pay a little more for Pinot Noir, as the “supply and demand” theories kick in.

So, you can imagine, that with the success of our Sauvignon and the ice cool wind that blows daily, that we are understandably excited about the prospects of our small block of Pinot Noir. Now in its 3rd year, we wanted to give it 5 before we attempted it, and another local farmer promptly bought up our supply of this year to see what he could do with it. Testament to what lies ahead? We believe so…

So, in around 3-4 years time, you will see some KHK Pinot Noir on the market. I know… we can’t wait either.