Michael Chiarello ... Holiday Pinots Wine Sampler

Michael Chiarello ... Holiday Pinots

Celebrate The Holidays With A Master Chef's Pinot Picks

Six (6) 50ml bottles

Award-winning chef, TV host, NapaStyle founder, vintner, and cookbook author – Michael Chiarello -- has teamed up with TastingRoom.com for a line of Wine Samplers that embody his unique perspective on what comprises wonderful wine, great food and healthy living. Michael personally selected these extraordinary wines because they reflect his personal passion for gathering around the table with friends and family and creating meaningful traditions in people’s lives.  
 
Pinot Noir is great wine for pairing with food because it’s a chameleon of red wines – Michael celebrates it in this sampler because of this versatility. “Pinot Noir is equally good with a shellfish stew as it is with grilled quail. This varietal’s styles fall along the continuum of Burgundian- to California-style. Burgundian-style wines are lean and bright, with red fruits and bright acid. California-style Pinot Noirs are saturated ripeness, which you’ll notice in the color and concentration of black fruits. For lighter Pinots, I like clams, mussels, salmon and roast chicken. For the medium Pinots, I like lean pork, quail, squab, as well as rabbit. For full-bodied, California-style Pinots, try meat stews, coq-au-vin, or leaner red meats.” MC