schiller-wine: Washington Wine and Cheese Seminar/ American Wine Society (Washington DC Chapter) Invitation: Tasting (led by Annette Schiller, ombiasy WineTours) this Coming Tuesday, March 31, 2026: Pinot Noir from the 3 Largest Pinot Noir Wine producing regions in the world: USA (Burgundy), France (Oregon), Germany: A Comparison!

Friday, March 27, 2026

Washington Wine and Cheese Seminar/ American Wine Society (Washington DC Chapter) Invitation: Tasting (led by Annette Schiller, ombiasy WineTours) this Coming Tuesday, March 31, 2026: Pinot Noir from the 3 Largest Pinot Noir Wine producing regions in the world: USA (Burgundy), France (Oregon), Germany: A Comparison!

Dear wine lovers,

Red wines from the Pinot Noir grape are among the best wines in the world. But Pinot Noir it is also one of the most difficult grapes to grow. Jancis Robinson said it bluntly: “The fashionable red burgundy grape is capable of producing divinely scented, gorgeously fruits expressions of place but often unwilling or unable to do so.”

Description of Pinot Noir (also called: Blauburgunder or Spätburgunder)

- transparent grape: expresses place, time, location, soil

- finicky grape: thin skinned (risk of sun burn), early bud break (risk of spring frost, hail)

- tight cluster: moisture can lead to rot, mildew

- relatively low level of phenolic compounds (needs time to develop flavor, long ripening period)

- small berries (low yield)

This all tells us that the Pinot Noir grape needs a very specific climate to grow and that cooler regions are favorable growing areas. The three regions Burgundy, Germany, Oregon fit this bill and that’s why is it there that the Pinot Noir grape found its home and is more widely planted than anywhere else.

We will taste the following 5 wines:

2022 Joseph Drouhin, Bourgogne Rouge

2022 Eola Hills, Willamette Valley

2021 Ziereisen, Spätburgunder “Talrain”

2020 Braunewell, Pinot Noir, Estate

2019 Domaine de Montmain Hautes Côtes de Nuits, Le Haut du Village

As usual two cheeses and delicious bread from Calvert-Woodley will accompany the wines.

I invite you to join me for this unusual, highly interesting tasting. This will be a 35 $ class.

Looking forward to seeing many of you next Tuesday.

Annette

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WHERE & WHEN WE MEET: The Seminar meets at 7:45 PM every Tuesday (except for July, August and the weeks of December 25th and January 1st) at St. Patricks Episcopal Church at 4700 Whitehaven Pky, between Foxhall Road and MacArthur Blvd.

No reservations are required.

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