A 13 minute Master Class in Oregon Pinot Noir with Owner and Winemaker Ken Wright of Ken Wright Cellars. This is Episode #83 of Understanding Wine with Austin Beeman --- Ken Wright starts with the inherent characteristics of Pinot Noir and the importance of place to the profile of Pinot Noir. --- Wright then discusses the parent material and the Columbia River Basalt Flow and the islands that make up the Northern Willamette Valley. --- From there, the winemaker highlights the way that parent rock manifests in the taste profile of Pinot Noir. --- In conclusion, Ken Wright emphasizes the importance of farming and the various tests that are required to farm professionally. https://kenwrightcellars.com FOLLOW AUSTIN BEEMAN'S WINE ADVENTURE Website: http://www.austinbeeman.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/austinbeeman/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/understandingwine Twitter: https://twitter.com/AustinBeeman TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@austincbeeman WORK WITH AUSTIN: http://www.austinbeeman.com/about-me  or acbwine@gmail.com Austin Beeman is a 22 year veteran of the wine business with extensive experience in Marketing and Sales (wholesale, retail, & DTC.) Currently Vice President of Marketing for Cutting Edge Selections - one of the leading fine wine distributors of the Midwest, Austin has a deep knowledge of the global wine business. While Director of Marketing for Bonny Doon Vineyard, he managed one of the most successful crowdfunding campaigns in the wine industry. His video podcast “Understanding Wine with Austin Beeman” has been praised in USA Today and his photography has appeared in The Wall Street Journal. Austin holds an MBA in Wine & Spirits Management from Kedge Business School in Bordeaux.