Barramundays, Wine & Vinyl Presents

Red Wine Battles: 

America vs France, The Battle of Pinot Noir

An evening of fine, deeply discounted wine and artisanal cheese, with groovy, eclectic lounge by DJ Ilmo.

With tonight's selections, we have two strong, balanced, yet very different expressions of the Pinot Noir grape. In very general terms, American Pinot Noir, -which arguably finds its best articulation in Oregon's Willamette Valley- tends to have a juicier fruit-forward character while French Burgundies favor an earthier note. Both of these wines have fine structure and balance, but what will our tasters prefer? 

Jigsaw Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon 2009. The second label of Ransom Wines, Jigsaw is described by the winemaker as "Pinot for the People", and "cerebral punk", aiming for aggressive aromas of fruit, flowers and spice. Hmm..

Bourgogne Pinot Noir, Domaine Parent 2008. This Burgundy slugged it out with our Red Sancerre a while back and only lost by 1 vote! Let's see how it fares against a totally different style. Our French Contender has been described as having aromas of strawberry and rose petal, with hints of earth. 




Truly, an exciting tasting of this most noble of grapes! 
Half-price at $8 a glass.


Paired with Saxelby's Cheese.

at Barramundi
6pm-Midnight
67 Clinton St.
(between Stanton & Rivington)
NYC