pinot noir

English

Noun

pinot noir (countable and uncountable, plural pinots noirs or pinot noirs)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Pinot Noir.
    • 2022 September 2, Fiona Beckett, “Pinots that won’t break the bank”, in The Guardian[1], →ISSN:
      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.
    • 2023 February 15, John Eligon, “Exploring South Africa’s Black Wine Scene”, in The New York Times[2]:
      As we sat in the tasting room — a Japanese pagoda in the middle of a pond — sampling a pinot noir, a cabernet sauvignon and a white blend that he made, he explained that he tried to make wines accessible to the masses.

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pi.no nwaʁ/

Noun

pinot noir m (plural pinots noirs)

  1. a light and fruity red wine made from black grapes
    Coordinate terms: pinot gris, pinot blanc