Just as Merlot was pooh-poohed by Miles in Sideways, Pinot Noir was worshiped in its glorious difficulty. Pinot Noir is a finicky grape. It only grows in the right climate, with the right soils and the right care. Maybe that's why it's usually so expensive. Our wine experts have paired three of the best values from around the New World to give you a super value sampler from this popular, velvety and fruit forward variety.

Contains a bottle each of:

• Kenwood's fruit forward Pinot Noir from California's Russian River
• Willamette Valley Valley Vineyard's juicy Whole Cluster Pinot Noir from Oregon
• Chile's Veramonte Pinot Noir made by one of California's top winemakers, Paul Hobbs.