Pinot noir is the main name for our favorite grape, but it is sometimes translated into the local language, or designated by another name altogether. Here are a few names
- Savagnin Noir in the French Jura and French speaking Switzerland
- Although it’s often called Bourgogne Pinot noir, pinot noir from Burgundy maybe simply referred as Bourgogne
- Bourguignon in some part of France, though rarely used
- Blanc de Noir is the Champagne wine made from pinot noir grapes
- Pinot Nero or Pignola in Italy
- Spätburgunder in Germany, Blauburgunder in Germany, Austria and German speaking Switzerland
- Nagyburgundi in Hungary
- Modri Pinot in Slovakia