We live in the days of $4 Pinot Noir. Consider what that means. True, the Pinot in question may be a Trader Joe's rock-bottom special (Blue Fin, a Fred Franzia effort), but it's symptomatic of where ...

Sale price through July 6; regularly $26.99 There’s only one California wine appellation that comes close to having the prestige of Napa Valley, and that is the nearby Russian River Valley. Where the ...

Benovia, 2019 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir has generous fruit, but it's the wine's pitch perfect balance that's most impressive. Benovia, 2019 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir, 14.1%, $45, 4.5 stars ...

It's hard to go wrong with Pinot Noir. I mean, of course, it's possible. But this incredibly versatile grape does it all, creating beautiful light to medium weight red wines and even capable of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Cathrine Todd is a New York City-based writer who focuses on wine. Around 13 years ago, the partners that owned Far Niente, known ...

Siduri, 2015 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir is a juicy pinot weighted to red fruit, with notes of mushroom, mineral and pepper. What makes it a standout is its generous, concentrated fruit. Pinot ...

We could argue until we’re blue in the face about the best region in California for pinot noir. Among the places we would consider include the Russian River Valley, Anderson Valley, Carneros, Santa ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tom Hyland writes about wine (and sometimes) food from Europe and US. There are more than 240 geographical designations known as ...