Five Russyans

label for Russian wine: like the horns/cherries/moon face

     The Mayor enjoys a glass of Pinot Noir every now and then.   He has his faves-those distinct velvety reds that come out of the Russyan River AVA, mostly on the west side of the blue line.  Now we have a new red to sample.  It's a Russyan red.  Wait a minute.  Is that redundant?  Can a red be red without being Russyan?   Good political question; good wine question; lousy topical question.   Anyway, while waltzing down the wine aisle at Whole Foods, a label caught my eyes:  5Russians.  Now that's a come on(not a "Come On!).
      Now we have the 5 offspring of a proud Russyan family rejecting vodka for red wine in a California style-a Pinot Noir.    The 3 sons: Dimitri, Stanaslav, and Vlad, join their twin sisters Natasha and Tatyana to produce a small number of cases(1439) of 100% Russian River pinot.  As we know, pinot noir depends more than most wines on terroir, or soil and location.   Hence, the wide variation among pinots, even among near neighbors.
      The Mayor didn't have enough Euros to buy a bottle on that day, but, soon, he'll spring for a taste.  It's only right, given the quest of these Slavic children  to become Californians.