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Originally Posted by Christien
Interesting story I've heard about Pinots. While they're produced all over the world, only the Pinots you get from Washington and Niagara are pure pinots. Everywhere else (most notably California, Australia and New Zealand) they're cut with another grape, usually shiraz.
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Not true.
While some people might put Syrah into a Pinot (called "hamburger helper" in the winery), and a couple of the big point getting wines are suspected of doing this, no self respecting producer would do that. The beauty of Pinot Noir is that it is a 100% varietal wine, it does not need other varietals to make interesting.