Pinot noir

//ˌpiːnəʊ ˈnwɑː(ɹ)// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 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. 3
    Alternative letter-case form of Pinot Noir. alt-of
  4. 4
    dry red California table wine made from purple Pinot grapes wordnet
  5. 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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  1. 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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