6 premium pinot noirs to bring to your next dinner party

Picture this: you’ve been invited to a dinner party and tasked with bringing a wine. But, oh no! You have no idea what the hosts are cooking. Is it duck? Is it salmon? Is it a big lump of meat? What if it’s vegan?!  We feel your pain. Luckily, there exists a wine that will go with it all. A sort of catch-all for the entire food pyramid. The wonderfully complex, beautifully light drop that is pinot noir. We served up a whole lot of bang-for-your-buck pinot picks not long ago, but you wanted more so we’re back again with more truly excellent bottles you can rely on.

Hailing from the fertile lands of Burgundy in France, pinot noir (made from pinot noir grapes) has spread its deliciousness all over the globe. Unfortunately, it’s a pain in the ass to grow and super picky about where it wants to thrive (mainly cool-climate coastal areas). But, you know what? We (humanity) are gonna try and grow it anyway because there ain’t nothing like a glass of cool-climate pinot after a long day's work, or next to a big meaty pasta, or just after finishing a book or…well, anytime really.

Now that we’ve set it up, it’s time for the pinot noir slam dunk. We’ve rounded up another cracker list of our fave Aussie and NZ pinot noirs for your perusal that are so tasty, when you rock up at the aforementioned anonymous dinner party, all your mates and their mates and their mate’s mates will be wildly impressed.