pinot

Etymology

Borrowed from French pinot, a type of vine, from earlier pineau.

noun

1. Any of several grape varieties grown in Europe and North America.
   “Grant, today you're going to crush the pinot grapes in the fermenters outside.” I clapped my hands together, excited to be really making wine and said, “Okay… show me what I have to do.” 2012, Grant Achatz, Nick Kokonas, Life, on the Line, Penguin
2. (by extension) Any of several wines made from these grapes.
   How much funkiness makes a pinot taste desirably complex, and how much more really is too much? Is a pinot good if it does not taste more like fruit than stones? 2004, John Winthrop Haeger, North American Pinot Noir, Univ of California Press, page 150