10 Span Vineyards Pinot Noir Santa Barbara County 2014 grapes_Torrontes rich and full - at

rich and full - at that half-way stage between Fino and Amontillado - some dried fruits such as sultana and a trace of barrels

Oregon and New Zealand

and their unique flavors and characteristics

It presents itself with an intense

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

10 Span Vineyards Pinot Noir Santa Barbara County 2014 grapes_Torrontes rich and full - atPinot 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