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Pinot Noir is a red wine grape from Burgundy that also shines in California, Oregon, New Zealand and beyond. Get our guide to it and its food-friendly wines.

After selling his hit Russian River Valley winery Kosta Browne, Dan Kosta founded Convene and his releasing outstanding Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.

The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua is getting ready to serve up a menu of “magical moments” with culinary, wine and music events during next month’s 43rd annual Kapalua Wine & Food Festival.

Tatistics and sales figures show that Cabernet Sauvignon is the wine most favored by the American consumer. And while I often adhere to the old refrain “lies, damn lies and statistics” as uttered first by Mark Twain, I have no reason to quarrel with the numbers. Having said that, my anecdotal evidence in a thousand conversations, and more, with wine drinkers, is that the most popular red variety is surely Pinot Noir. Especially amongst wine folk here in the Roaring Fork Valley.

For those whose passion is Pinot Noir the annual visit to Aspen by the Pinot Posse is one of the new year’s most anticipated events.