Pinot (grape)

Pinot (pronounced /ˈpiːnoʊ, piˈnoʊ/^[1][2]) is a Burgundian grape family.

Wine grape varieties in the Pinot family

• Pinot blanc (Pinot bianco, Weißburgunder)
• Pinot gris (Pinot grigio, Grauburgunder)
• Pinot Meunier (Schwarzriesling)
• Pinot noir (Spätburgunder, Pinot nero)
• Pinot Noir Précoce (Frühburgunder)

Biochemistry

Red-berried Pinot vines are known to not synthesize acetylated or para-coumaroylated anthocyanins, as other grape varieties do, only glucosylated anthocyanins.^[3]

See also

• Terret (grape), a grape vine like Pinot that has mutated into several sub-varieties

References

1. "pinot." Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014. 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014. HarperCollins Publishers 21 Mar. 2019 https://www.thefreedictionary.com/Pinot
2. "pinot." Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary. 2010. 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. 21 Mar. 2019 https://www.thefreedictionary.com/Pinot
3. "Biosynthesis of Anthocyanins and Their Regulation in Colored Grapes". Fei He, Lin Mu, Guo-Liang Yan, Na-Na Liang, Qiu-Hong Pan, Jun Wang, Malcolm J. Reeves and Chang-Qing Duan, Molecules, 2010, 15, pages 9057-9091, doi:10.3390/molecules15129057