noir

[nwar]

adjective

French.

1. black; noting the black numbers in roulette.

noir

/ nwɑː /

adjective

1. (of a film) showing characteristics of a film noir , in plot or style

Example Sentences

Made from equal parts Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier, the Brut Reserve is creamy and lush yet fresh, with bright notes of citrus and orange peel.

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The first describes the garden Dior’s mother created on the family estate in Granville, France—a Belle Époque paradise he loved as a boy—and his own gardens in the countryside, at Milly-la-Forêt and La Colle Noir.

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In the words of Garten, “Since turkey day is, after all, an American holiday, I often opt for an American wine — say, a light red pinot noir from the Sonoma Valley,” she writes on Substack.

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Still, since plenty of readers wrote to tell me they want to drink American on Thanksgiving, I would suggest an Oregon Pinot Noir or Pinot Gris, a Washington Chenin Blanc, a Cabernet Franc from Virginia or New York, or a sparkling rosé from New Mexico or California.

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Recently she considered tropes associated with the Pinot Noir grape, described with surprising frequency as “sensitive” and “feminine”—words many wine writers have tossed around with impunity.

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