Seawinds Motel

Pinot Noir is known globally as “The Heartbreak Grape”. Over the years, we have certainly experienced that!

Our 2024 vintage is the first that we have bottled since 2021, with weather issues impacting ‘22-‘23 vintages. It also didn’t respond well to the drought in 2025, so there will be no Pinot Noir release next year either.

Having said all that, everything was just right for this “Goldilocks” of a grape in 2024. The vintage is light bodied, as you would expect from a cool climate Pinot. Yet it is rich with red fruit notes and a hint of smokiness.

We had high hopes for this wine in competition, and in the end received a bronze at Finger Lakes International Wine Competition. In a category as difficult as Pinot Noir, we are happy with that! The best in class Pinot was from Oregon, which has established itself at the premier Pinot Noir region in North America.

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