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Pinot noir
//ˌpiːnəʊ ˈnwɑː(ɹ)// noun
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Noun
- 1 A black grape used to make red wine, associated with the Burgundy region in France. countable, uncountable
"That's 100% pinot noir. Single vineyard. They don't even make it any more."
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of Pinot Noir. alt-of, countable, uncountable
"I know many of you gaily carry on swigging rosé right through the winter, and there may be the odd day when I do, too, but I’m definitely in the mood to return to reds. And because game and mushrooms are back on the menu, that calls for pinot noir."
- 3 Alternative letter-case form of Pinot Noir. alt-of
- 4 dry red California table wine made from purple Pinot grapes wordnet
- 5 A light and fruity wine made from these grapes. countable, uncountable
"Vine-growers concentrate on wines which can be sold at high prices—such as Pinot Noir."
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- 6 red wine grape; grown especially in California for making wines resembling those from Burgundy, France wordnet
Etymology
From French pinot noir (literally “black pine [cone]”); see pinot.
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