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Pinot Blanc (pee-no blahn)

Regions and Vineyards

Placerville

Wineries

Boeger Winery

Flavor

Dry and delicate, often with a faint suggestion of pineapple, but some winemakers like to fortify and layer the fruit with the vanilla and toast of oak barrels.

Body

When the fruit is left to its own, the wine will be sleek and wiry; when the grapes are fermented or aged in oak barrels, the wine will be denser and heavier.

At the table, pour it with...

For lighter styles, delicate seafood or poultry dishes are the best bet; for bigger styles, seafood or poultry with more seasoning or a creamy sauce would work.

Curiosities

Pinot blanc isn't grown much outside of Monterey County, and much of the fruit, wherever it is cultivated, ends up anonymously in sparkling wines.

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