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Today's entry is a beautiful little Pinot Noir from the lovely state of California from a producer that knows his way around a vineyard and a movie set... Francis Coppola and his "Sante" Pinot Noir. This wine is available for $7.99 (with the Binny's card) at, you guessed it... Binny's. I know some of you are thinking that a Pinot is just too light and boring for your liking... well get over it! Pinot Noir is what you drink when you grow up! Cabernet drinkers are all alike, big bold, high tannic and high alcohol wines that dry your mouth and permanently stain your teeth dark purple. Pinot Noir on the other hand is soft, elegant (not that Cabernet can't be elegant) and full of finesse. Pinot Noir is also an extremely difficult grape to deal with from the vineyard to the bottle. It is thin skinned and very temperamental. (Like some woman I know) Whoaa... where did that come from, I was thinking that and I wrote it! Anyway... back to me.
Behind every Coppola wine there is a very personal story. Our Votre Santé wines pay tribute to Francis Coppola’s grandmother, Maria Zasa, who would toast with the traditional French phrase, ‘à votre santé,’ each time she raised her glass. So, it seemed only fitting to craft our new wines in the classic French manner. A nod to the great wines of Burgundy, Votre Santé presents delicate expressions of two classic varietals. Grown along the cool Sonoma Coast, Votre Santé Pinot Noir crafted in a refined, graceful style, light in body and very food-friendly.
Profusely aromatic and elegantly textured, our 2008 Votre Santé Pinot Noir offers a nose of cherries and spice with vibrant flavors of raspberries, cloves and cranberries in the mouth.
Over the years, California winemakers began using Dijon clones to produce wines in the classic Burgundian style. We use a mix of Dijon and California clones, along with similar wine making techniques and barrels from classic Burgundian coopers. Fermentation begins with cold-soaking the grapes, followed by gentle crushing and punch downs to minimize phenolic extraction and preserve the grapes’ fresh fruit character. A portion of the blend is oak-aged, to impart subtle nuances without overwhelming the purity of the fruit.
We truly aspire to the highest quality in all we do, and nothing is more important to these goals than what we do in the wine industry" - Francis Ford Coppola
At the end of the day, you will find this wine very pleasing and you can;t beat the price!
Cheers!
J
Today's entry is a beautiful little Pinot Noir from the lovely state of California from a producer that knows his way around a vineyard and a movie set... Francis Coppola and his "Sante" Pinot Noir. This wine is available for $7.99 (with the Binny's card) at, you guessed it... Binny's. I know some of you are thinking that a Pinot is just too light and boring for your liking... well get over it! Pinot Noir is what you drink when you grow up! Cabernet drinkers are all alike, big bold, high tannic and high alcohol wines that dry your mouth and permanently stain your teeth dark purple. Pinot Noir on the other hand is soft, elegant (not that Cabernet can't be elegant) and full of finesse. Pinot Noir is also an extremely difficult grape to deal with from the vineyard to the bottle. It is thin skinned and very temperamental. (Like some woman I know) Whoaa... where did that come from, I was thinking that and I wrote it! Anyway... back to me.
Behind every Coppola wine there is a very personal story. Our Votre Santé wines pay tribute to Francis Coppola’s grandmother, Maria Zasa, who would toast with the traditional French phrase, ‘à votre santé,’ each time she raised her glass. So, it seemed only fitting to craft our new wines in the classic French manner. A nod to the great wines of Burgundy, Votre Santé presents delicate expressions of two classic varietals. Grown along the cool Sonoma Coast, Votre Santé Pinot Noir crafted in a refined, graceful style, light in body and very food-friendly.
Profusely aromatic and elegantly textured, our 2008 Votre Santé Pinot Noir offers a nose of cherries and spice with vibrant flavors of raspberries, cloves and cranberries in the mouth.
Over the years, California winemakers began using Dijon clones to produce wines in the classic Burgundian style. We use a mix of Dijon and California clones, along with similar wine making techniques and barrels from classic Burgundian coopers. Fermentation begins with cold-soaking the grapes, followed by gentle crushing and punch downs to minimize phenolic extraction and preserve the grapes’ fresh fruit character. A portion of the blend is oak-aged, to impart subtle nuances without overwhelming the purity of the fruit.
We truly aspire to the highest quality in all we do, and nothing is more important to these goals than what we do in the wine industry" - Francis Ford Coppola
At the end of the day, you will find this wine very pleasing and you can;t beat the price!
Cheers!
J
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