Willamette Valley Pinot Noir and Thanksgiving Dinner

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Two tribes stand at either end of the poles of pinot noir.

The pole to the east belongs to a tribe called Burghounds. They worship the region of Burgundy, the eponymous name of wine made with pinot noir from the region, the terroir of the grape’s ancestry. (The wine regions of Europe name their wines after the terroir grapes grow on. The idea of terroir says the soil, climate, topography, and traditions of a grape’s land dictates the character of its wine.)

The vins rouges of Burgundy—from the Côte Chalonnaise in the south to the Côte d’Or in the north—are made with pinot noir, and Burghounds know all of their villages and vineyards, as well as their vignerons . Like gamblers in casinos in the small hours of the morning, they wager their sums on Burgundy