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Pinot Noir
Also known as Spätburgunder; Pinot Nero.
A red wine grape with blue-black berries (Wikidata).
Grapes bred from it include Chardonnay, Gamay, Aligoté, Pinotage, Melon de Bourgogne, Auxerrois Blanc.
On this site Pinot Noir is a main grape in 8 regions, from Central Otago at 880 GDD (Winkler I) to Sonoma County at 1,800 (Winkler III), so the same grape meets very different seasons.
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Its regions on the heat scale
Each region's 1991–2020 normal growing degree days, coolest at the top. Tap a row to open the region.
Recent vintages in its regions
| Region | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Otago | +44% | +25% | +15% | +22% | +43% | +33% | +18% | +38% |
| Rheingau | +36% | +11% | +11% | -12% | +25% | +20% | +13% | +15% |
| Champagne | +34% | +12% | +26% | -3% | +29% | +25% | +7% | +12% |
| Willamette Valley | +13% | -0% | +9% | +20% | +16% | +21% | +12% | +15% |
| Marlborough | +17% | +13% | +6% | +3% | +12% | +5% | +6% | +10% |
| Burgundy (Côte d'Or) | +25% | +13% | +16% | -11% | +24% | +24% | -1% | +3% |
| Yarra Valley | +16% | +16% | -3% | -3% | +6% | -4% | +4% | +22% |
| Sonoma County | +2% | +9% | +19% | +4% | +8% | +2% | +16% | +3% |
Percent above or below each region's 1991–2020 normal heat.
The regions
Burgundy (Côte d'Or)
France · Winkler II · 1,410 GDD
Champagne
France · Winkler I · 1,180 GDD
Rheingau
Germany · Winkler I · 1,140 GDD
Sonoma County
United States · Winkler III · 1,800 GDD
Willamette Valley
United States · Winkler I · 1,230 GDD
Yarra Valley
Australia · Winkler II · 1,560 GDD
Central Otago
New Zealand · Winkler I · 880 GDD
Marlborough
New Zealand · Winkler I · 1,240 GDD