10 Span Vineyards Pinot Noir Santa Barbara County 2014 grapes_Torrontes despite its name

despite its name

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By this time we already have a sense of what the wines will be like

and crushed violets

Consistent temperatures through September enabled the grapes to ripen evenly to full maturity and develop concentrated flavors and aromas

10 Span Vineyards Pinot Noir Santa Barbara County 2014 grapes_Torrontes despite its namePinot Noir is the red wine grape of Burgundy, now adopted (and feverishly studied) in wine regions all over the world. The variety's elusive charm has carried it to all manner of vineyards, from western Germany and northern Italy to Chile, South Africa, Australia and, perhaps most notably, California, Oregon and New Zealand. It is the patriarch of the Pinot family of grape varieties so called because their bunches are similar in shape to a pine cone