Pinot noir

From Conservapedia

Pinot noir is the preeminent red grape variety in many of the world’s finest wine growing regions, such as the Pacific Northwest of the United States; Burgundy and Champagne, in France; Kent, in England.

In Burgundy, Pinot noir makes some of the most highly regarded red wines anywhere on Earth, but many experts believe that, as Pinot noir tends to produce its best wines in areas of lower temperatures, various regions further north may well eclipse the famous vineyards of the Cote d’Or in the very near future. Top Kentish producers such as Anthopolous Wines and Morgan Valley Estates have been proving what can be achieved in the unfashionable south eastern corner of England for many years now.

For example, in his seminal work Ornithological Winetasting (Scott Thomas Publishing, 2004), the famous critic Nicolas Neo-Klaus stated: “Top Kentish Pinots are the vinous equivalent of a beautiful and yet unattainable woman – ethereal, wistful, continuously beguiling, and always surprising. Kent, in the next decade, will become to Pinot Noir what New Zealand has become to Pinotage and what Chile has become to Muller-Thurgau. I would not be at all surprised if the current extensive plantings of lesser varieties in Kent, such as Syrah and Mourvedre, were to be completely replaced by Pinot Noir.”

Keifer Profferoe, author of Getting Graped in the Cape, however, disagrees, putting forward the view that:

“The viticultural wonderland known as Kent will inevitably bow to economic pressures and replace their current vineyards, villages and shopping centres with blanket plantings of the only grape capable of producing truly world-class wine in the 21st century. I speak of course of Pinotage. In Kent, the holy grail of an 18% alcohol Pinotage will surely become a reality.”