Rick Moshin has a thing for Pinot Noir, and the family-owned Moshin Vineyards is pretty much a full-on Pinot Noir facility. One of his best is this 2006 Pinot from the Russian River. It's smooth, dark and delicious with flavors of cherries, blackberries and earth. By rights, for a Pinot Noir of this quality, the bottle should cost a lot more than it does.
Chill it down a little before serving in this weather; it will warm up soon enough. Serve it with roast Cornish game hens, wild mushrooms, grilled skirt steak or sauteed calves' liver.
