The sweet ones recalled cherry cheesecake or perhaps a cherry cupcake—as the tasting note on the back label of the 2017 Cupcake Central Coast Pinot Noir actually characterized the wine inside.

With its complex tasting notes, Pinot Noir is a favorite wine for many. There is one catch, though -- it doesn't age as smoothly as other red wines. Here's why.

Pinot Noir requires no proselytizing. Everybody knows it and enjoys it. Like a great host, it’s charismatic, diplomatic, and, on occasion, profound—a grape that deftly handles the motley crew ...