Pinot (grape)
{{Short description|Variety of grape}}
Pinot (pronounced {{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|iː|n|əʊ|,_|p|i|ˈ|n|oʊ}}"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"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) 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."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|doi-access=free}}
See also
- Terret (grape), a grape vine like Pinot that has mutated into several sub-varieties