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Pinot Noir: The Holy Grail of Wine is a true story of adversity, struggle, and love between the toughest grape – Pinot Noir, and a man whose passion for Pinot Noir would stop at nothing in pursuit of her beauty. Taunted by his addiction to Pinot Noir’s mysterious allure, John Saemann, an inexperienced wannabe vintner, is drawn to the magic of Sonoma Mountain, where he pursues his own vision of the Holy Grail of Wine – Clouds Rest.

John is, however, unaware that he is about to encounter years of trials, tribulations, and adversity in the vineyard and in the winery. He takes the challenge of centuries to try the impossible and invests his soul and passion hoping his vineyard can leave a legacy in the world of fine Pinot Noir.

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  1. I had the chance to sit with Mr. Saemann through a full tasting and pairing of all his wines. All beautiful wines, but the best experience was spending the afternoon talking wine, food and life with Mr. Saemann. What a great guy with a wonderful story!

  2. One correction I'd like to make is wine was first made in Georgia at least 8000 years ago, a recent discovery found a clay pot they used for wine just like the ones the use today I think they are called quivi or something like that

  3. Amy Winehouse? Dead.
    What is a wino? Nothing good.
    How can you kneel for that wine goddess of yours? She is killing millions of people, far too soon. Wine is tasting great, but the alcohol is a vicious killer. It is a harddrug. And the supermarkets sell it. Why do you ignore that awful truth?! Pinot noir is not just good. It has a downside as well. Don't you know, yet?

  4. Hold on a minute……..
    The winemaker was standing their at the cold soak doing punchdown for colour & flavour extraction. He said that happens for a week before actual fermentation starts…….
    But then he said they are going to press it out after a week to 14 days & put straight into oak barrels, is that without the fermentation stage???? Cant be, something got cut out here or the script is wrong……….

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