Let me laugh a bit
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Pinot is a recognized name by the French government (the INAO as well as dozens of other government bodies) as a family of grapes. The name is French, not some Anglicized version.
INAO names are
European reformed-based. Which means the names come from the language everybody speaks in Europe. Still French ? AOCs have been forced to anglicize. But of course Google won't tell you this, it's an old 1995 reform.
There are a number of grape varietals in the pinot family including pinot noir (the prime red grape in Burgundy)
Yes, Bourgogne. And ?
pinot meunier (the third varietal in the Champagne region after chardonnay and pinot noir)
Yes, Champagne-Ardennes. And ?
pinot blanc (also in Alsace as well as northern Italy) and pinot gris (a.k.a. pinot grigio in Italy).
Yes, Alsace-Lorraine. And ?
The pineau that you link to certainly does not have the same pedigree as pinot noir.
LOL
Pineau is a way you make the wine done. Chardonnay is another (different in hygrometrical conditions).
Pinot and Pineau go the same way. In fact, you are dissociating one same bottle
. Can't you believe that's just two words for the same thing ?
And 'pedigree' stands for animals here. Not for beverage
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Pinot noir is heavily planted in the coastal areas of the Western United States (what "West Coast" in this sense refers to since the article was written in America for a largely American audience). High-quality wines from pinot noir grapes are coming from Oregon, Washington as well as California.
Yes, I heard of this. By the way, this wine os NOT getting the AOC (INAO) on it. Just as Champagne must come from Champagne to be called Champagne, Pinot is localized. There's Japanese Pinot also.
But the Pineau bottles are French
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Just to end: Pinot and Pineau are the same. Just that Pineau comes from the Froggies while Pinot comes from the West Coast and Japanese apprentices
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Hope no one got injured here _
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