2005 Siduri Hirsch Vineyard Pinot Noir

Siduri is based in Santa Rosa but sources its Pinot Noir grapes from vineyards from Santa Barbara to the Willamette Valley. Founded in 1994 by a pair of wine enthusiasts from Texas, Adam and Dianne Lee, the couple named their enterprise after the Babylonian goddess of wine. The estate only produces Pinot Noir, which consistently wins compliments from reviewers. Robert M. Parker Jr. has called Siduri “one of the California’s top Pinot Noir producers.”

This red wine is relatively light and can pair with a wide variety of foods. The grape prefers cooler climates and the wine is most often associated with Burgundy, Champagne and the U.S. west coast. Regional differences make it nearly as fickle as it is flexible.