The story of Oregon Pinot Noir would make an amusing though implausible novel.
Wine has been grown in the northwestern state of Oregon since the nineteenth century. Until the 1960s most of it was rubbish. Then, against the advice of experts, a young winemaker named David Lett planted Pinot Noir in Oregon???s Willamette Valley. He guessed that the cooler, damper conditions would suit the great Burgundian grape better than those of California. He guessed correctly.
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The Merry Drinker
