Pacific Pinot Noir

About the Book

Featuring more than two hundred in-depth winery profiles, this definitive guide is the best single source of information on world-renowned pinot noirs from California and Oregon. Drawing on his encyclopedic knowledge of a grape variety considered by many to produce the ultimate food wine, John Winthrop Haeger offers this expanded, updated companion volume to his award-winning North American Pinot Noir. Here, with three times the number of winery profiles, he focuses exclusively on what he calls the Pacific Pinot Zone, stretching from the mouth of the Columbia River in Oregon to Santa Barbara in California and extending up to thirty miles inland. An introductory essay provides an indispensable view of pinot noir in the United States—including the dramatic effect that the movie Sideways has had on its sales and production.

Pacific Pinot Noir features:

* Detailed descriptive tasting notes and selected vertical tastings

* At-a-glance graphics conveying information on tasting rooms, prices, and production for each winery

* Regional maps showing key viticultural areas

* Contact information for each winery

Reviews

“”Not only is this a handy guide for any pinot-phile, but it’s also a good read.”—Wine & Spirits Magazine

“There is no excuse for any serious Pinot Noir lover not to have this new book (along with the first) in their library. “—Fermentation.com

A fabulous resource for anyone interested in American pinot noir — a minefield unless you traverse it with expert guidance.—Denver Post

“Terrific”—The Wine News

“Will prove useful, informative, and entertaining to anyone who enjoys pinot noir wines—from the occasional consumer to grape growers and winemakers.”—Gastronomica

Offers a useful discussion of the evolution of pinot noir in the last few years, along with profiles of more than 200 pinot noir producers in California and Oregon.—New York Times

An invaluable resource for anyone who loves pinot noir.—San Jose Mercury News

“Haeger is relentless and thorough, in noting each producer’s history and what it does in vineyards and wineries .”—Wine Spectator

If you have someone on your list who loves West Coast Pinot Noir, then get them a copy of this new book—Good Wine Under $20

Praise for North American Pinot Noir:

"Every religion needs its scripture. Now pinot noir worshipers have theirs."—Carol Emert, San Francisco Chronicle

"A great resource . . . . Exciting, thought-provoking reading."—Tara Q. Thomas, Wine & Spirits magazine

Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ABOUT THIS BOOK
MAPS
INTRODUCTION
ICON KEY

A to Z Wineworks
Acacia Winery
ADEA Wine Company
Adelaida Cellars
Adelsheim Vineyard
Alma Rosa Winery and Vineyards
Amity Vineyards
Ancien Wines
Andrew Rich Wines
Anne Amie Vineyards
Arcadian Winery
Archery Summit Estate
Argyle Winery
Au Bon Climat
August West Wines
B. Kosuge Wines
Babcock Winery and Vineyards
Baileyana Winery
Beaulieu Vineyard
Beaux Frères
Belle Glos
Belle Pente Vineyard and Winery
Belle Vallée Cellars
Benton-Lane Winery
Beran Vineyards
Bergström Wines
Bethel Heights Vineyard
Bouchaine Vineyards
Brandborg Vineyard and Winery
Breggo Cellars
Brewer-Clifton
Brick House Wine Company
Broadley Vineyards and Winery
Brogan Cellars
Buena Vista Carneros
Byron Vineyard and Winery
Calera Wine Company
Cambria Winery and Vineyard
Cameron Winery
Campion Wines
Capiaux Cellars
Carabella Vineyard
Casa Carneros
Castle Rock Winery
Chalone Vineyard
Chateau St. Jean
Chehalem Wines
Clos de la Tech
Clos Du Val Wine Company
Clos LaChance Winery
Cobb Wines
Cooper Mountain Winery
Copain Wine Cellars
Costa de Oro Wines
Cristom Vineyards
Cuvaison Estate Wines
David Bruce Winery
Davis Bynum Wines
Davis Family Vineyards
De Loach Vineyards
Dehlinger Winery
Dierberg Vineyard and Th ree Saints
Domaine Alfred
Domaine Carneros
Domaine Drouhin Oregon
Domaine Serene
DuMol Wine Company
DuNah Vineyard and Winery
Dusky Goose
Dutton-Goldfi eld Wines
Edna Valley Vineyard
El Molino Winery
Elk Cove Vineyards
Emeritus Vineyards
Erath Vineyards Winery
Esterlina Vineyards
Etude Wines
Evesham Wood Winery
The Eyrie Vineyards
Failla Wines
Fess Parker Winery and Vineyards
Fiddlehead Cellars
Flowers Vineyard and Winery
Flying Goat Cellars
Foley Estates Vineyard and Winery and Lincourt Vineyards
Fort Ross Vineyard
Foxen Vineyard and Winery
Francis Tannahill
Freeman Vineyard and Winery
The Gainey Vineyard
Gary Farrell Wines
Gloria Ferrer Champagne Caves
Goldeneye and Migration
Greenwood Ridge Vineyards
Gundlach Bundschu Winery
Gypsy Dancer Estates
Halleck Vineyard
Hamacher Wines
Hamel Wines
Handley Cellars
Hanzell Vineyards
Hartford Family Winery
William Hatcher Wines
Hirsch Vineyards
Hitching Post Wines
Husch Vineyards
Inman Family Wines
Iron Horse Vineyards
J. K. Carrière
J Vineyards and Winery
Joseph Swan Vineyards
Kazmer & Blaise
Keller Estate Winery
Ken Brown Wines
Ken Wright Cellars
Kosta Browne
La Crema Winery
La Rochelle Winery
Lachini Vineyards
Laetitia Vineyard and Winery
Lane Tanner Wines
Lange Estate Winery
Lazy River Vineyard
Lemelson Vineyards
Littorai Wines
Londer Vineyards
Richard Longoria Wines
Loring Wine Company
Lynmar Winery
Mahoney Vineyards and Fleur de California
Marimar Estate
Maysara Winery
Melville Vineyard and Winery
Merry Edwards Wines
Miner Family Vineyards
Miura Vineyards
Morgan Winery
Mount Eden Vineyards
Nalle Winery
Navarro Vineyards
The Ojai Vineyard
Olivet Lane Vineyard and Pellegrini Family Vineyards
Orogeny Vineyards
Ortman Family Vineyards
Panther Creek Cellars
Papapietro Perry Winery
Patricia Green Cellars
Patton Valley Vineyard
Patz & Hall Wine Company
Paul Hobbs Wines
Paul Lato Wines
Peay Vineyards
Penner-Ash Wine Cellars
Pey-Marin Vineyards and Pey-Lucia Vineyards
Pisoni Vineyards and Winery and Lucia
Ponzi Vineyards
Porter Creek Vineyards
R. Stuart & Co.
Radio-Coteau Wine Cellars
Raptor Ridge Winery
Red Car Wine Company
Rex Hill Vineyard
Rhys Vineyards and Alesia Wines
Rivers-Marie
Roar Wines
Robert Mondavi Winery
Robert Sinskey Vineyards
Rochioli Vineyard and Winery
Rodney Strong Vineyards
Roessler Cellars
RR Winery
Rusack Vineyards
Saintsbury
Sanford Winery
Savannah-Chanelle Vineyards
Scherrer Winery
School House Vineyard
Schug Carneros Estate
Scott Paul Wines
Sea Smoke Cellars
Shea Wine Cellars
Siduri Wines
Silvan Ridge Winery
Sineann
Skewis Wines
Sokol Blosser Winery
Sonnet Wine Cellars
Soter Vineyards
St. Innocent Winery
Stephen Ross Wine Cellars
Stevenson-Barrie
Stoller Vineyards
T. R Elliott
Talisman Wines
Talley Vineyards
Tandem Winery
Tantara Winery
TAZ Vineyards
Testarossa Vineyards
Th omas Fogarty Winery
Tolosa Winery
Torii Mor Winery
Tudor Wines
Varner
W. H. Smith Wines
Walter Hansel Winery
Westrey Wine Company
Whitcraft Wines
White Rose Vineyard
Wild Horse Winery and Vineyards
Willakenzie Estate Winery
Willamette Valley Vineyards
Williams Selyem
Windy Oaks Estate
Yamhill Valley Vineyards