How Do You Make Pinot Noir Wine?
Pinot Noir wine is a light- or medium-body red wine with hints of currant and blackberry. Made from a small, thin-skinned grape called the pinot, Pinot Noir is lighter in color than most red wines because of the lower amount of pigment in the thin skin of the grape. It is a very fragile type of grape and only grows in a warm climate with a lot of sunlight and quality drainage. The sweetness of the grape depends on the length of time it is left on the vine. The Burgundy, or Bourgonge, region of France is considered the best area to grow pinot grapes. Step 1 Pick the pinot grapes at a nearby vineyard between February and April. Immediately transfer them to a grape crusher. Step 2 The grape crusher will crush the grapes and squeeze out their juices, as well as separate the skins and stems from the fruit. Do not try to remove the skins from the juice—it is the skin that gives the wine its red color. Step 3 Pour the juice into a ventilated vat and add wine-making yeast to start the fermen
