Hi, I'm Mark Middlebrook. I'm here in the Paul Marcus Wine Cellar, and in this segment I'm going to talk about old world vs. new world Pinot Noir. Pinot Noir is a great variety that originated in Burgundy, in France, and really kind of remains, Burgundy remains a reference point for great Pinot Noir. So if you're going to learn about it, and know Pinot Noir part of what you should be drinking is Burgundy, not necessarily exclusively but, Cevrey Chambertin, like this one comes from Confuron Cotetidot is a good example, but there are many, many others. In general we call these old world Pinot Noirs, old world meaning Europe, they're kind of the original heart of wine making territory. Everywhere else Pinot Noir grows we call, pretty much we call new world, so California, Oregon, New Zealand, and other countries as well, but those are the principal ones. Oregon has a great terroir for Pinot Noir, it's a little bit cooler climate than California, and Pinot Noir likes the cooler area, so something like this Antica Terra from Willamette Valley is a great- Willamette is another great area to explore different vineyards and different styles of Pinot Noir. California has come up strong in recent years, many people use to think California was too warm to make good Pinot Noir, but through experimentation and a lot of effort wine makers has found the cooler parts of California that do well for Pinot Noir, such as the Sonoma Coast, area in Sonoma right along the Pacific Ocean, where you get the cooling effect of the breezes, and this Peay Vineyards, Peay Pomarium is a good example of a really elegant well made Sonoma Coast California Pinot Noir. In New Zealand, which for a long time has been known pretty much only for Sauvignon Blanc is now making some very fine Pinot Noirs as well. And Pyramid Valley Vineyards is a newer producer that's doing some wonderful work, this is Eaton Family Vineyards of Marlboro Pinot Noir. I personally like to drink Pinot Noirs from all these places, and again part of the fun with Pinot Noir is exploring, comparing how the different countries and specifically the different vineyards within those areas taste. So happy exploring.
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