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A shallow, silver tasting cup used by a SOMMELIER who often hung it around his or her neck. The cup was designed with dimpled sides that would reflect candlelight in dark cellars and thereby allow the sommelier to see the color of the wine.

What is the name pinot noir a reference to?

A. The blackness (noir) of the soil in which pinot noir grapes grow best

B. The tiny pea-like grapes

C. The pine-cone shape of pinot noir clusters

D. The fact that pinot noir grows best in cold climates, where the sky is often dark rather than sunny

The highly regarded French grape pinot noir (black pinot) takes its name from the French word pin or pine, a reference to the fact that the small clusters of pinot noir grapes are shaped like pine cones.

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