Pinot

Pi·not

P0318600 (pē′nō, pē-nō′) also pi·not (pē′nō, pē-nō′)n.1. Any of several red or white grapes originating in France and including Pinot Blanc, Pinot Grigio, and Pinot Noir.2. A red or white wine made from these grapes.

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[French, variant of pineau, diminutive of pin, pine tree (from the likeness of the dense, pointed clusters of Pinot grapes to pinecones ), from Latin pīnus; see peiə- in Indo-European roots.]

Pinot

(ˈpiːnəʊ) n1. (Plants) any of several European and N American grape varieties used to make wine2. (Brewing) any wine produced from a Pinot variety of grape, such as a Pinot Noir or Pinot Grigio

pi•not

(piˈnoʊ)

n. (often cap.) 1. any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used esp. in making burgundies and champagnes. 2. a red or white wine made from such a grape. [1910–15; < French, =pine pine cone + -ot n. suffix]

pinot

- A variant of French pineau, a diminutive of pine, from the shape of the clusters of grapes.See also related terms for pine.

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Pinot - any of several purple or white wine grapes used especially for Burgundies and champagnesPinot grapecommon grape vine, vinifera, vinifera grape, Vitis vinifera - common European grape cultivated in many varieties; chief source of Old World wine and table grapesPinot noir - red wine grape; grown especially in California for making wines resembling those from Burgundy, FrancePinot blanc - white wine grape; grown especially in California for making wines resembling those from Chablis, France